squeamishly

An adverb describing an action performed with a feeling of disgust, nervousness, or reluctance, especially regarding unpleasant or disturbing subjects. It often implies a delicate or overly sensitive reaction.

• 🇫🇷Adverbe décrivant une action accomplie avec un sentiment de dégoût, de nervosité ou de réticence, surtout face à des sujets désagréables ou troublants. Implique souvent une réaction délicate ou excessivement sensible.

1. In a squeamish manner C1 formal

   In a way that shows a tendency to be easily disgusted, nauseated, or offended.

   • She looked squeamishly at the raw meat on the counter.
   • He turned away squeamishly when the doctor showed him the wound.
   • The children watched squeamishly as the frog was dissected.

   🇫🇷avec dégoût

   Synonymes: delicatelyfastidiouslyprudishlyqueasily

   Antonymes: callouslyinsensitivelynonchalantlyunconcernedly

• more squeamishly comparative form
• most squeamishly superlative form