— fishily , adv. — fishiness , n.
/fish"ee/ , adj., fishier, fishiest .
1. like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
2. consisting of fish.
3. abounding in fish.
4. Informal. improbable, as a story; unlikely.
5. Informal. of questionable character; suspicious: The sudden knockout was fishy.
6. dull and expressionless: fishy eyes.
[ 1540-50; FISH + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 5. peculiar, queer, strange, suspect, dubious.