Synonyms for squeamish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : skwee-mish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwi mɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for squeamish Other synonyms for the word squeamish
Définition of squeamish
Origin :- mid-15c., variant of squoymous "disdainful, fastidious" (c.1300), from Anglo-French *escoymous, which is of unknown origin.
- He was somdel squaymousOf fartyng, and of speche daungerous[Chaucer, "Miller's Tale," c.1386]
- adj nauseated; finicky
- Damn your squeamish stomach, go directly, or I'll go myself.
- Extract from : « The Fall of British Tyranny » by John Leacock
- Since when have you become so squeamish about card-playing, Mr. Linton?
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- The Englishmen of those days were not so squeamish or so indifferent.
- Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
- Even for the most squeamish the discomforts of the voyage lay behind.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- "It is only a woman, squeamish," Pierre said in a rough voice.
- Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
- I am not squeamish in such cases when manners are concerned.
- Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
- And so squeamish as he is, and so particular about the cider!
- Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
- Clavering isn't the man to be squeamish about hanging a rebel.
- Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
- I am not squeamish, and then I always prefer to stand by the woman.
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- But you'll not be so squeamish about the way folks look when they air dead after a while.
- Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris
Antonyms for squeamish
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