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fishiness

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fish⋅y

  [fish-ee]
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–adjective, fish⋅i⋅er, fish⋅i⋅est.
1. like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
2. consisting of fish.
3. abounding in fish.
4. Informal. improbable, as a story; unlikely.
5. Informal. of questionable character; suspicious: The sudden knockout was fishy.
6. dull and expressionless: fishy eyes.
Origin:
1540–50; fish + -y 1

Related forms:
fish⋅i⋅ly, adverb
fish⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
5. peculiar, queer, strange, suspect, dubious.
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fish·y   (fĭsh'ē)   
adj.   fish·i·er, fish·i·est

  1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.

  2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare.

  3. Informal Inspiring doubt or suspicion: Something is fishy about the accident.

fish'i·ly adv., fish'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
fishy

  1. mod.
    dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal. (See also smell fishy.) : That was a pretty fishy story you told us.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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