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    fishy
    /ˈfɪʃi/

    adjective

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fishyFishy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Fishy usually refers to situations that seem suspect or shady. A guy looking over your shoulder while you use an ATM is fishy. A student looking at her arm for answers during a test is fishy. Anything fishy is suspicious — somebody’s up to something.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFISHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FISHY definition: 1. seeming dishonest or false: 2. tasting or smelling of fish 3. seeming dishonest or false: . Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fishyFishy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FISHY is of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor. How to use fishy in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › fishyFISHY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fishy definition: like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.. See examples of FISHY used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFISHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'fishy' Word Frequency. fishy. (fɪʃi ) Word forms: comparative fishier, superlative fishiest. 1. adjective. A fishy taste or smell reminds you of fish. 2. adjective. If you describe a situation as fishy, you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely honestly. [informal]

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfishy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of fishy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFISHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈfɪʃ.i / uk / ˈfɪʃ.i / fishy adjective (DISHONEST) Add to word list. informal. seeming dishonest or false: There's something fishy going on here. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dishonest. artificiality. bad faith. be rotten to the core idiom. bent. cowboy. dubiously. false. finagle. fly-by-night. fraudulence.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFISHY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    FISHY definition: 1. smelling or tasting like fish 2. making you feel that someone is lying or something dishonest is…. Learn more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › fishy_adjfishy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the adjective fishy mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fishy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fishy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. fish (Middle English) medicine (1810s) See meaning & use. How common is the adjective fishy?

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryFISHY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "FISHY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.