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Added 9 October 2026

fishy

/ˈfɪʃi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fishy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to or resembling fish.
the soup had a fishy smell
Not as expected.
there was something fishy about the accident

Origin

From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish + -y.

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