Fishy

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  • adjective. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
  • adjective. Cold or expressionless.
  • adjective. Inspiring doubt or suspicion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Abounding in fish; inhabited by fish: as, the fishy flood.
  • Like fish; having a fish-like quality: as, a fishy taste or smell.
  • Extravagant, as a story; dubious or incredible, like many stories told about fishing and fishes. Compare fish-story.
  • Dull and expressionless, like the eye of a fish.
  • Equivocal, unsafe, or unsound, as a speculation or a course of conduct: as, a fishy venture.
  • Plucky; brave; sturdy and enduring; thorough and faithful in duty: as, fishy to the backbone; a fishy man.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
  • adjective. Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Diminutive of fish
  • adjective. Of, from, or similar to fish.
  • adjective. Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to or resembling fish
  • adjective. not as expected
  • Word Usage
    "The general odor of the man she loves, one woman states, is highly, sometimes even overwhelmingly, attractive to her; but the specific odor of the male sexual organs which she describes as fishy has no attraction."
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    squishy  
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    fishier  fishiest