squaimous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• squaymous

Adjective

squaimous

1. squeamish
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3337-3338:

     But sooth to seyn, he was somdel squaymous
     Of farting, and of speche daungerous.

     But to say the truth, he was somewhat squeamish
     About farting, and fastidious in his speech.

References

• “squaimous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.