ˈfishē, -shi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from fish (I) + -y
1. : of or relating to a fish : like a fish : abounding in fish
the fishy deep
a fishy odor
a fishy taste
2.
a. : inspiring doubt or suspicion : dubious , questionable , unconvincing
he could not help scenting something fishy about an Englishman who chose to live abroad — Margery Sharp
that story sounds very very fishy to me — Erle Stanley Gardner
there is something of a fishy nature going on in the office — Dorothy Sayers
using his position to line his pocket through fishy and degrading commercial deals — Time
b. : lacking warmth or passion : frigid , cold , suspicious , lackluster , dull
they remembered his fishy handclasp and downcast eyes — H.S.Canby
a fervent urge … to hit him between his damnable cold, fishy , evasive eyes — Vicki Baum
she looked with a fishy eye on the glamorous scenes that we loved — W.A.White
drawled … in his usual cautious, fishy tone — Frank O'Connor