fishy
Other forms: fishiest; fishier
Anything fishy smells, tastes, or resembles a fish in some way. Suspicious people and situations are also called fishy. Since this word has two meanings, context is key.
If you say something is fishy, it probably means you think something is suspicious. If you’re sitting next to someone eating a tuna sandwich, though, you could just mean you smell a fishy odor. 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.
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of or relating to or resembling fish“the soup had a fishy smell”
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not as expected“there was something fishy about the accident”synonyms: funny, shady, suspect, suspiciousquestionablesubject to question
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Vocabulary lists containing fishy
When the Watson family pays Grandma a visit in Alabama, they find themselves caught up in the battle for civil rights.
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