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fishy

[ fish-ee ]

adjective

fishier, fishiest.
  1. like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
  2. consisting of fish.
  3. abounding in fish.
  4. Informal. improbable, as a story; unlikely.
  5. Informal. of questionable character; suspicious:

    The sudden knockout was fishy.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  6. dull and expressionless:

    fishy eyes.



fishy

/ ˈ´Úɪʃɪ /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or suggestive of fish
  2. abounding in fish
  3. informal.
    suspicious, doubtful, or questionable

    their leaving at the same time looked fishy

  4. dull and lifeless

    a fishy look

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú¾±²õ³ó¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ´Ú¾±²õ³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú¾±²õ³ói·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ú¾±²õ³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fishy1

First recorded in 1540–50; fish + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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Whatever your views on this sort of urban planning, in the context of fiction it smells fake and fishy, and indeed, as will be made clear by the end of the first episode, it is.

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Meanwhile the taste can be "fishy" if the algae is a saltwater variety.

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On further investigation, his team discovered that many of those papers were riddled with fishy data and questionable images, such as duplicated lanes within Western blots.

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A pungent, fishy odor has been wafting through the air by Los Angeles’ shore this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae.

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“It’s been intermittently smelling very fishy and stinky since then, especially when the wind is low.â€

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