fishy

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.

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fishi·ly adv.

fishi·ness n.

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fishy

Adjective

[fishier, fishiest]

1. of or suggestive of fish

2. Informal suspicious or questionable: something a bit fishy about his explanation

fishily adv

Thesaurus

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" suspect, suspicious, funny, shady 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"

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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) adj → verdächtig, faul

fishy [ˈfɪʃɪ] adj (fig) → sospetto/a