fishy
hanyir
definition
adjective
a fishy smell
of, relating to, or resembling fish or a fish.
I'm convinced there is something fishy going on
arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion.
example
You don't need to know the first thing about stem cells to smell something 'fishy' here.
A 'fishy' smell littered the streets and vendors were closing their stalls.
It looked quite 'fishy' , but no fish I know wobbles back and forth in spongy fashion when you try to cut it.
Whenever the general apathy characterising public servants gives way to zealousness, we smell something 'fishy' .
And when it's happened, you can smell it in the air, its very sweet, 'fishy' smell sort of that just wafts across the lagoon.
He comes home too late, he gives 'fishy' excuses, a strange woman called the other night and hung up when Patty picked up the extension.
The strong, 'fishy' smell of these materials may be objectionable.
Lunch was that strange not so 'fishy' fish Morgan had been introduced to the first day of her arrival.
It wasn't the most flavourful piece of salmon I have ever eaten, but, then again, if you want a 'fishy' fish, you don't choose salmon.
The Cognac maintains a natural grape oiliness that can remove the 'fishy' smell in the soup.
That doesn't mean, of course, that you should give the next wonderful scientific speaker you hear a 'fishy' glance of suspicion.
Choose sushi wisely at the grocery store; it should smell fresh, not 'fishy' .
Something smelled 'fishy' , at least to those on the other end of the phone line.
He loved how she enjoyed watching the clouds and he loved how she said the 'fishy' smell of the Polperro docks was heavenly.
She could smell his stale 'fishy' breath and nearly choked on it.
Some of its doctors were implicated in the murder of their staff members who had suspected something 'fishy' about the whole thing.
The mistress would not be the only person to suspect something 'fishy' about Zola's death.
I've never had better fish and chips, and the town didn't actually smell as 'fishy' as you might expect.
Things had settled down and there was only one incident on the return journey, apart from, that is, various comments about a 'fishy' smell coming from the back of the coach.
But there's only so much profit they will get away with before businesses start to smell something 'fishy' .
Roy remained silent even though he smelled something 'fishy' about the whole situation.
But put together all the striking aspects of the story, and it smells 'fishy' .
She praised tenacious journalists' ability to smell when something's 'fishy' - and to blow the whistle on it.
Lydia supposed that after her walk through the wharves, she and her clothing smelled rather 'fishy' .
I would go back for the rice alone, but something was seriously 'fishy' about the fish.
If something smells 'fishy' I avoid it and will tell others about it if I can.
So when she told Jim that she had to go to Liverpool to nurse this mystery sibling, we should have known there was something 'fishy' going on.
Her manner made me suspicious that there was something 'fishy' going on and that I was being taught something that I had to be taught but they would sooner not teach to me.
With no 'fishy' smell or taste, it comes in convenient daily-dose packets.
It's a delicate white fish that's less 'fishy' and less oily than the kind of catfish that usually gets drowned in chili powder.
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