fishier; fishiest
1
: of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor
2
: creating doubt or suspicion : questionable
Synonyms
Examples of fishy in a Sentence
There's something fishy about that guy.
something's fishy about the way he's acting
Recent Examples on the Web
Many fish oil supplements have a strong fishy aftertaste, but the aftertaste on these is so minimal that most kids won’t even notice.
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Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
The only real drawback to fish oil supplements is the smell and the fishy aftertaste that often accompanies the gel capsules.
—Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
A lot of folks outside the UK might not have even heard there was anything fishy going on with the royals, other than the usual simmering drama of a family operating under a relentless media gaze.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Others have described the smell as not just fishy but more like rotting fish, as well as urine and baby poop.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
That word — rig — suggesting there was something illicit, fishy or not entirely kosher about this week’s California primary, wasn’t just groundless and self-serving.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Fat from bears that eat a lot of dead salmon is said to taste fishy.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
In a behind-the-scenes video, the teeth are labelled ‘baleen’, as in baleen whales, real-life marine mammals that have tough but flexible keratin hairs inside their mouths that filter their tiny fishy prey from the inflow of seawater.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
In a video, the otters could be seen sitting down to a festive meal curated by their caretakers, where classic Thanksgiving food items were replaced with fishier options that were safe for the animals to consume.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
The only real drawback to fish oil supplements is the smell and the fishy aftertaste that often accompanies the gel capsules.
—Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
A lot of folks outside the UK might not have even heard there was anything fishy going on with the royals, other than the usual simmering drama of a family operating under a relentless media gaze.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Others have described the smell as not just fishy but more like rotting fish, as well as urine and baby poop.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
That word — rig — suggesting there was something illicit, fishy or not entirely kosher about this week’s California primary, wasn’t just groundless and self-serving.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Fat from bears that eat a lot of dead salmon is said to taste fishy.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
In a behind-the-scenes video, the teeth are labelled ‘baleen’, as in baleen whales, real-life marine mammals that have tough but flexible keratin hairs inside their mouths that filter their tiny fishy prey from the inflow of seawater.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
In a video, the otters could be seen sitting down to a festive meal curated by their caretakers, where classic Thanksgiving food items were replaced with fishier options that were safe for the animals to consume.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishy. Accessed 26 Apr. 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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