fishy
/'fiʃi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Suspicious, questionable, or not as expected: Describes a situation, person, or story that seems dishonest, strange, or not quite right.
- Relating to or resembling fish: Describes something that has the smell, taste, or appearance of fish.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Suspicious):
- His explanation for being late sounded fishy.
- The whole deal seemed fishy, so I decided not to invest.
- Adjective (Relating to fish):
- The water had a fishy odor after the tide went out.
- This sauce tastes a bit fishy.
Advanced Usage
- "to smell fishy" (idiomatic): To seem suspicious or not trustworthy.
- The politician's sudden wealth smells fishy to many voters.
- "a fishy story": A tale or excuse that is hard to believe.
- He told a fishy story about his car being stolen by a monkey.
Variants and Related Words
- Fishily (adverb): In a suspicious or questionable manner.
- He smiled fishily and changed the subject.
- Fishiness (noun): The quality of being suspicious or of smelling like fish.
- The fishiness of the situation made her uneasy.
Synonyms
- Suspicious: Causing a feeling that something is wrong.
- Dubious: Hesitating or doubting; of uncertain quality.
- Questionable: Doubtful as regards truth or quality.
- Shady (informal): Of doubtful honesty or legality.
Related Phrases
- Something is fishy: A common phrase indicating suspicion.
- I don't know why he's being so nice; something is fishy.
Related Idioms
- Smells fishy: An idiom meaning appears suspicious.
- Their offer to fix my roof for free smells fishy.
Adjective
- not as expected
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- of or relating to or resembling fish
- the soup had a fishy smell