finny

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English

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Etymology

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From fin +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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finny (comparative finnier, superlative finniest)

  1. (of a fish) Having one or more fins.
    • 1726, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, The Odyssey:
      The silent fisher [] waits the finny prize (Book XII)
    • 1928, RG&E News, volume 16, page 334:
      The finny trophies he brought back in the form of numerous fat pickerel were ample evidence of his fishermanship.
  2. Resembling a fin.
  3. Abounding in fishes.
    • 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
      Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,
      Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes;
      With patient angle trolls the finny deep,
      Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;

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