fishy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɪʃi/

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  Rhymes: -ɪʃi

Noun

fishy (plural fishies)

1. (childish) Diminutive of fish

Alternative forms

• fishie

Adjective

fishy (comparative fishier, superlative fishiest)

1. Of, from, or similar to fish.

   What is that fishy odor?

2. Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

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

Derived terms

• smell fishy

Translations

of, from, or similar to fish

• Bulgarian: рибен (bg) (riben), рибешки (bg) (ribeški)
• Danish: fiskeagtig (da)
• Dutch: visachtig (nl)
• Finnish: kalan (fi), kalamainen (fi), kalaisa (fi)

• German: fischig (de)
• Mandarin: 魚 (cmn), 腥 (cmn)
• Polish: rybi m

suspicious; inspiring doubt

• Bulgarian: подозрителен (bg) (podozritelen), съмнителен (bg) (sǎmnitelen)
• Dutch: verdacht (nl)
• Danish: lusket (da)
• Finnish: epäilyttävä (fi), mätä (fi)

• French: suspect (fr)
• German: anrüchig
• Polish: podejrzany m, śmierdzący m