Definition/Meaning of squeamish

• English - Adjective: squeamish ( comparative more squeamish , superlative most squeamish ) easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseated or nervous He might have made a good doctor , had he not been so squeamish about the sight of blood . Translations
• English - Alternative forms: sweamish, swaimish ( dialectal ) squeimish, squemish, squeamous ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From an alteration of earlier squeamous , substituting -ous for -ish .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/