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fishy

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Now, I'm no geneticist, but that sounds a bit fishy to me.

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Quick take

of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fishy gathered in one view.

adjective

of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fishy.

adjective

of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"

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"

See also: funny, shady, suspect, suspicious

Example sentences

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Now, I'm no geneticist, but that sounds a bit fishy to me.

2

There's something very fishy about telling people who don't code, "Oh, yeah, don't do what I do.

3

I knew something was fishy from the get-go on this story but waited to see what else would come out of it.

4

I just think this sounds fishy until he's verified it with a completely different set of tools.

5

I enjoyed this article, I always find the argument that "these days you can't beat the compiler" fishy.

6

Things like these make the "private information" argument super fishy.

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It's fishy because whenever you meet your funding goal, Kickstarter puts a blurb on your page saying "This project will be funded on <deadline>"†.

8

It's pretty obvious there is something fishy about the unfiltered reviews.

9

I always find it a little fishy when startups put glowing quotes from news outlets without linking back to the original article.

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How are you supposed to interpret those seemingly conflicting results?Another fishy thing is that the top of the list for phrases signaling that the project will be funded is the phrase "project will be".

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These people will reject applications if something smells fishy, will reject it if they think this is a shell corporation just so you can stay in the US, or if they don't understand that startups get started and hire employees in month 1 of existence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fishy in a sentence?

Now, I'm no geneticist, but that sounds a bit fishy to me.

What does fishy mean?

of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"

What part of speech is fishy?

fishy is commonly used as adjective.