English-Thai Dictionary

squeamish

ADJ ตก ใจง่าย  tok-jai-ngai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SQUEAMISH

a.[probably from the root of wamble. ] Literally, having a stomach that is easily turned, or that readily nauseates any thing; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties; scrupulous. Quoth he, that honors very squeamish that takes a basting for a blemish.
His muse is rustic, and perhaps too plain the men of squeamish taste to entertain.

 

SQUEAMISHLY

adv. IN a fastidious manner; with too much niceness.

 

SQUEAMISHNESS

n.Excessive niceness; vicious delicacy of taste; fastidiousness; excessive scrupulousness. The thorough-paced politician must presently laugh at the squeamishness of his conscience.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SQUEAMISH

Squeam "ish, a. Etym: [OE. squaimous, sweymous, probably from OE. sweem, swem, dizziness, a swimming in the head; cf. Icel. svemr a bustle, a stir, Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one, Icel. svimi a giddiness, AS. swimi. The word has been perhaps confused witrh qualmish. Cf. Swim to be dizzy. ]

 

Defn: Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties. Quoth he, that honor's very squeamish That takes a basting for a blemish. Hudibras. His muse is rustic, and perhaps too plain The men of squeamish taste to entertain. Southern. So ye grow squeamish, Gods, and sniff at heaven. M. Arnold.

 

Syn. -- Fastidious; dainty; overnice; scrupulous. See Fastidious. -- Squeam "ish *ly, adv. -- Squeam "ish *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

squeamish

squeam ish |ˈskwēmiSH ˈskwimɪʃ | ▶adjective (of a person ) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, esp. by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood: he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles. • (of a person ) having strong moral views; scrupulous: she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son. DERIVATIVES squeam ish ly adverb, squeam ish ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

squeamish

squeam |ish |ˈskwiːmɪʃ | ▶adjective easily made to feel sick or disgusted: I've always been squeamish about bugs. • having fastidious moral views; scrupulous: she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son. DERIVATIVES squeamishly adverb, squeamishness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

squeamish

squeamish adjective 1 I'm too squeamish to gut fish | are you squeamish about a little blood? easily nauseated, nervous; (squeamish about ) put off by, not able to stand the sight of. 2 less squeamish nations will sell them arms: scrupulous, principled, fastidious, particular, punctilious, honorable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

squeamish

squeamish adjective 1 some of us ate the monkey, but the squeamish ones had a tin of corned beef | my husband was always squeamish about nappies: easily nauseated, nervous; (be squeamish about ) be put off by, cannot stand the sight of, … makes one feel sick. 2 less squeamish nations will not hesitate to sell them arms: scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical; informal pernickety.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

squeamish

squeam ish /skwíːmɪʃ /形容詞 1 胸の悪くなる ; 〈人が 〉すぐに吐き気をもよおす .2 気難しい ; 神経質な ; 澄ました .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞