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.
Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
Adjective S.
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"
a.
Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste
of fish; abounding in fish.
a.
Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish;
improbable; also, rank or foul.
Fishy
Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
Usage Examples
So my own suspicion is that the attorney has stopped this prosecution because part of her defence was to question legality and that would have brought his advice into the public domain again and there was something fishy about the way in which he said war was legal.
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