squeamish
adjective /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/
/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/
- easily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved
- not wanting to do something that might be considered dishonest or wrong
- the squeamishnoun [plural] people who are squeamish
- This movie is not for the squeamish.
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Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.