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Definition of Fishy
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling fish. "The soup had a fishy smell"
2. Adjective. Not as expected. "Suspicious behavior"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Questionable
Derivative terms: Suspiciousness
Definition of Fishy
1. a. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
Definition of Fishy
1. Noun. (childish) (diminutive of fish) ¹
2. Adjective. Of, from, or similar to fish. ¹
3. Adjective. Suspicious; inspiring doubt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fishy
1. of or resembling fish [adj FISHIER, FISHIEST]
Medical Definition of Fishy
1. 1. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish. 2. Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishy
Literary usage of Fishy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"Exceedingly minute amounts produce pleasant aromatic geranium or grassy odors
which become fishy, oily, pungent or vile in larger amounts or upon decay of ..."
2. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"Grassy and moldy Sweet, grassy Sweet, grassy Grassy fishy ODOR CHLOROPHYCEAE
Volvos fishy Eudorina Pandorina Dictyosphaerium PROTOZOA Faintly fishy Faintly ..."
3. The Microscopy of Drinking-water by George Chandler Whipple (1905)
"Faintly aromatic. Aromatic. Candied violets. Aromatic—violets—fishy. Grassy and
moldy—green-corn—nasturtiums, etc. Grassy and moldy. Sweet, grassy. Grassy. ..."
4. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... adj. that may be fished, containing (or stored with) fish, fishy; tin f-СГ Se
a pond yielding fishes. *2г(Гф'е, [Fr.Kche] (ш.)/. 1. ..."
5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Some are certainly unpleasant, having the odour of onions or garlick—to an Italian
this would be delightful—some are rather fishy; others resemble tainted ..."
6. The Autobiography of Leigh Hunt by Leigh Hunt (1850)
"fishy population.— Maritime Apennines.—Domiciles at Albaro.—Account of
the "Liberal."—Awkward mistake respecting two of its writers. ..."
7. The Butter Industry: Prepared for the Use of Creameries, Dairy Students and by Otto Frederick Hunziker (1920)
"Klein,* speaking of oily, fishy and tallowy butter, holds that all these butter
defects may well be considered specific forms of rancid butter, ..."
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