different between squeamish vs squaimous
squeamish
English
Alternative forms
- sweamish, swaimish (dialectal)
- squeimish, squemish, squeamous (obsolete)
Etymology
Unclear origin. One hypothesis states it is an alteration of earlier squeamous, substituting -ous with -ish, from Anglo-Norman escoymous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?skwi?m??/
Adjective
squeamish (comparative more squeamish, superlative most squeamish)
- Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.
- He might have made a good doctor, had he not been so squeamish at the sight of blood.
- Averse or reluctant.
Translations
External links
- Discussion of the unclear etymology of squeamish
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squaimous
Middle English
Adjective
squaimous
- squeamish
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
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