adverb
- in a way that shows discomfort or nausea when seeing or thinking about unpleasant things
Examples
- She squeamishly turned away from the bloody scene in the movie.
- He squeamishly avoided looking at the dissection in biology class.
- The nurse squeamishly handled the medical specimen.
- She squeamishly pushed the plate of raw oysters away.
- He squeamishly covered his eyes during the surgery documentary.
- The child squeamishly refused to touch the slimy frog.