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fishy

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fish·y  (fsh)
adj. fish·i·er, fish·i·est
1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare.
3. Informal Inspiring doubt or suspicion: Something is fishy about the accident.

fishi·ly adv.
fishi·ness n.

fishy
Adjective
[fishier, fishiest]
1. of or suggestive of fish
2. Informal suspicious or questionable: something a bit fishy about his explanation
fishily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fishy - of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"
2.fishy - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

fishy
adjective 1. fishlike, piscine, piscatorial, piscatory
adjective 2. (Informal) suspicious, odd, suspect, unlikely, funny (informal) doubtful, dubious, dodgy Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) queer, rum Brit. (slang) questionable, improbable, implausible, cock-and-bull (informal) shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal)
Translations
fishy [ˈfɪʃɪ] adj (fig) → sospechoso
fishy [ˈfɪʃɪ] fish adj (inf) → suspect(e)louche
fishy [ˈfɪʃɪ] fish (inf) adjverdächtig, faul
fishy [ˈfɪʃɪ] adj (fig) → sospetto/a


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Fishiest of all fishy places was the Try Pots, which well deserved its name; for the pots there were always boiling chowders.
Another man in my place might be inclined to say that this Newfoundland boat-house was rather a sloppy, slimy, draughty, fishy sort of a habitation to take shelter in.
In fact, placed before the strict and piercing truth, this whole story will fare like that fish, flesh, and fowl idol of the Philistines, Dagon by name; who being planted before the ark of Israel, his horse's head and both the palms of his hands fell off from him, and only the stump or fishy part of him remained.
 
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