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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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
Everyone agreed that a sardine should be robustly flavored and not fishy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
From there, the chatbot set about making the case that there was nothing fishy going on.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
However, some cybersecurity experts think the hackers’ intentions are fishy.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
Everyone agreed that a sardine should be robustly flavored and not fishy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
From there, the chatbot set about making the case that there was nothing fishy going on.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
However, some cybersecurity experts think the hackers’ intentions are fishy.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishy. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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