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/ˈfɪʃi/
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F IH1 SH IY0
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Of, from, or similar to fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fishlike, fishly, ichthyic, piscine, fishen, fishish, fishy
Antonyms: none provided
Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dodgy, dubious, dicey, fishy, iffy, questionable, shady, shonky, sketchy
Antonyms: none provided
Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: LGBTQ slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Diminutive of fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, diminutive, form-of
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Synonyms: fishy wishy
Antonyms: none provided
of or relating to or resembling fish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the soup had a fishy smell
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not as expected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was something fishy about the accident up to some funny business some definitely queer goings-on a shady deal her motives were suspect suspicious behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish + -y.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
рибен
(riben)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Bulgarian :
рибешки
(ribeški)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Chinese Mandarin :
魚 /鱼
(yú)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Chinese Mandarin :
腥
(xīng)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Czech :
rybí
— of, from, or similar to fish
Danish :
fiskeagtig
— of, from, or similar to fish
Dutch :
visachtig
— of, from, or similar to fish
Finnish :
kalan
— of, from, or similar to fish
Finnish :
kalamainen
— of, from, or similar to fish
Finnish :
kalaisa
— of, from, or similar to fish
French :
de poisson
— of, from, or similar to fish
French :
ichthyique
— of, from, or similar to fish
German :
fischig
— of, from, or similar to fish
German :
Fisch-
— of, from, or similar to fish
Italian :
di pesce
— of, from, or similar to fish
Japanese :
魚の
(sakana no)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Macedonian :
ри́бен
(ríben)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Macedonian :
ри́бин
(ríbin)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Macedonian :
ри́бји
(ríbji)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Polish :
rybi
— of, from, or similar to fish
Portuguese :
de peixe
— of, from, or similar to fish
Russian :
ры́бий
(rýbij)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Russian :
ры́бный
(rýbnyj)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Russian :
рыбоподо́бный
(rybopodóbnyj)
— of, from, or similar to fish
Slovak :
rybí
— of, from, or similar to fish
Slovak :
rybací
— of, from, or similar to fish
Swedish :
fiskaktig
— of, from, or similar to fish
Bulgarian :
подозрителен
(podozritelen)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Bulgarian :
съмнителен
(sǎmnitelen)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Catalan :
sospitós
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Chinese Mandarin :
可疑
(kéyí)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Danish :
lusket
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Dutch :
verdacht
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Finnish :
epäilyttävä
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Finnish :
mätä
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
French :
suspect
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Galician :
sospeitoso
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
German :
anrüchig
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
German :
verdächtig
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Hungarian :
bűzlik
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Italian :
sospettoso
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Macedonian :
сомни́телен
(somnítelen)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Macedonian :
подозри́телен
(podozrítelen)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Polish :
podejrzany
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Polish :
śmierdzący
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Portuguese :
suspeito
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Russian :
подозри́тельный
(podozrítelʹnyj)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Russian :
сомни́тельный
(somnítelʹnyj)
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Spanish :
sospechoso
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Swedish :
skum
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Swedish :
lurig
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Swedish :
lurt
— suspicious; inspiring doubt
Belarusian :
ры́бка
(rýbka)
— little fish
Bulgarian :
ри́бка
(ríbka)
— little fish
Chinese Mandarin :
小魚 /小鱼
(xiǎoyú)
— little fish
Czech :
rybička
— little fish
Czech :
rybka
— little fish
Danish :
småfisk
— little fish
Dutch :
visje
— little fish
Esperanto :
fiŝeto
— little fish
Finnish :
pikkukala
— little fish
Finnish :
sintti
— little fish
Finnish :
kalanen
— little fish
French :
petit poisson
— little fish
Galician :
peixiño
— little fish
German :
Fischlein
— little fish
German :
Fischchen
— little fish
Greek :
ψαράκι
(psaráki)
— little fish
Hungarian :
halacska
— little fish
Japanese :
小魚
(kozakana)
— little fish
Norwegian Bokmål :
småfisk
— little fish
Polish :
rybka
— little fish
Portuguese :
peixinho
— little fish
Romanian :
peștișor
— little fish
Russian :
ры́бка
(rýbka)
— little fish
Russian :
рыбёшка
(rybjóška)
— little fish
Serbo-Croatian :
рибица
— little fish
Serbo-Croatian :
ribica
— little fish
Slovak :
rybka
— little fish
Lower Sorbian :
rybka
— little fish
Spanish :
pececito
— little fish
Spanish :
pescadito
— little fish
Swedish :
småfisk
— little fish
Swedish :
firre
— little fish
Ukrainian :
ри́бка
(rýbka)
— little fish