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squeamous (iou)



squeamous adjective. obsolete exc. north. ME.
[Aphet. from Anglo-Norman escoymos, of unkn. origin.]
Distant, disdainful, fastidious. ME.
b. Modest, shy. L15.
= SQUEAMISH adjective 1a. LME.
Feeling abhorrence or detestation of something. LME-E16.
= SQUEAMISH adjective 2. LME-M16.