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squeamishly
adverb
uk /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.li/ us /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.li/
in a way that shows how easily upset or shocked you are by something易心烦意乱地;神经脆弱地
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming too excited and easily upset
ado
ant
antsy
at the end of your tetheridiom
be in a whirlidiom
demented
febrile
have a weak stomachidiom
have ants in your pantsidiom
have thin/thick skinidiom
high-strung
highly strung
hysterics
lather
not for the squeamishidiom
overeager
overeagerness
oversensitive
overwrought
worked up
Examples of squeamishly
squeamishly
Which the administration has, however squeamishly, also said.
From The New York Review of Books
The next instant he turned up his nose squeamishly and waved his hand.
From Project Gutenberg
Some men are so squeamishly and nervously chivalrous that they will be taken in by such a beggar every time.
From Project Gutenberg
To be squeamishly nice about one's food.
From Project Gutenberg
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