fishier; fishiest
1
: of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor
2
: creating doubt or suspicion : questionable
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Examples of fishy in a Sentence
There's something fishy about that guy.
something's fishy about the way he's acting
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Here are the fries that are open this final Friday of fishy fun.
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Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
Why some people thought Kate’s cover story was fishy
Officially, Kate was in the hospital for planned abdominal surgery.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024
Here are the fries that are open this final Friday of fishy fun.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024
Some fish oil supplements have the unpleasant side effect of a fishy aftertaste.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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fishy
adjective
fishier; fishiest
1
: of, relating to, or resembling fish
a fishy odor
2
: arousing doubt or suspicion : questionable
the story sounds fishy to me
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