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Meaning of fishy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fishy

Pronunciation:/ˈfɪʃi//ˈfɪʃi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

    Example: Salmon is a fish.

  2. Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

  3. The flesh of the fish used as food.

    Example: The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.

  4. A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.

noun

Definitions

  1. A period of time spent fishing.

    Example: The fish at the lake didn't prove successful.

  2. An instance of seeking something.

    Example: Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.

noun

Definitions

  1. A counter, used in various games.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or similar to fish.

    Example: What is that fishy odor?

  2. Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

    Example: I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.

  3. Of drag queens: appearing feminine.