squeamish

squeamish is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 24 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties.
2. adjective. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

   "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"

   "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

   Synonyms: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy

Synonyms

dainty, nice, overnice, prissy

Common word forms

squeamishly, squeamishness

Words from these letters

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