squeamishly
/ˈskwiːmɪʃli/
adverb
- In a way that shows you are easily upset or disgusted by unpleasant sights, smells, or ideas.
- The students squeamishly watched the dissection video through their fingers.
- He squeamishly refused to touch the raw chicken while cooking.
- She looked squeamishly away from the dead bird on the sidewalk.
- In a way that shows you are easily offended or uncomfortable with something morally or ethically challenging.
- The politician squeamishly avoided answering the direct question about corruption.
- He squeamishly declined to watch the documentary about factory farming.
- She squeamishly changed the subject when the conversation turned to politics.
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