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squeamish

/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ adjective C2
  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.
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Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 261 · B2

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