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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The story revolves around Talcott Garland (Grantham Coleman), a law professor whose life is upended by the sudden death of his judge father (Forest Whitaker), a tragedy in which Talcott’s sister Mariah (Tiffany Mack), a former journalist, believes something fishy may be at play.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
Property tax reform in our state has seemed fishy from the get-go, as far back as 2018.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
Property tax reform in our state has seemed fishy from the get-go, as far back as 2018.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishy. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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