fishy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare.
3. Informal. Inspiring doubt or suspicion: Something is fishy about the accident.

fishily fish'i·ly adv.
fishiness fish'i·ness n.

adjective

Of dubious character: doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious, uncertain. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: doubtful, suspicious
Antonyms: aboveboard, doubtless, honest, likely, probable, real, truthful, unquestionable, unsuspicious

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal) not as expected
  Synonyms: funny, queer, shady, suspect, suspicious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fiskeagtig, fiske-, fordægtig, glansløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdacht, visachtig, rijk aan vis, bestaand uit vis

Français (French)
adj. - de poisson (une odeur), (fig) louche, douteux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fischartig, verdächtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ψαρικός, (μτφ.) ύποπτος, σκοτεινός

Italiano (Italian)
poco credibile, di pesce, pescoso, sospetto, equivoco, losco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - suspeita (f)

Русский (Russian)
рыбий, рыбный, подозрительный, не внушающий доверия

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sospechoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fisklik, fiskrik (poet.), skum (vard.), otrolig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鱼似的, 腥臭的, 多鱼的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 魚似的, 腥臭的, 多魚的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비린내 나는, 의심스러운, 물고기 모양의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 魚の, 魚のような, どんよりした, いかがわしい, 魚臭い, 無表情の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سمكي , مشكوك فيه , خلو من التعبير أو البريق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשוד, מפוקפק, של דגים‬

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