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squeamish
adjective as in nauseated; finicky
Example Sentences
This was Rivers unplugged, foul-mouthed in a way that made me feel like a squeamish altar boy.
Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative boss, is unashamed in saying what the softer fringes of the Tory party has felt squeamish about until now.
This film is designed to make even jaded people squeamish, but it does so to make its points about how women in particular, and society in general, crave youth and beauty — and the lengths they will go to keep that.
She says describing what she does can sometimes make others feel squeamish, but says "it's important that we have these open conversations with our friends so they're aware and know to get tested".
And Florida Senator Marco Rubio might have been a draw for the Latino vote and, again, some of those squeamish suburban voters who are a little freaked out about the anti-immigrant rhetoric and see Rubio as more of an establishment type.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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