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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)

  1. 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.
  2. Averse or reluctant.

Translations

External links

  • Discussion of the unclear etymology of squeamish

squeamish From the web:

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finical

English

Etymology

University slang, probably from fine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f?n?k?l/

Adjective

finical (comparative more finical, superlative most finical)

  1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

Derived terms

  • finick
  • finicking

Related terms

  • finicky

Translations

See also

  • jaunty

finical From the web:

  • what financial institution
  • what financial statement is dividends on
  • what financial quarter are we in
  • what financial statement is retained earnings on
  • what financial class am i in
  • what financial statement is cash on
  • what financial statement is revenue on
  • what financial aid
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