fishy

Meanings

Plural: fishies

Adjective

of or relating to or resembling fish
- "the soup had a fishy smell"

Adjective Satellite

not as expected
- "there was something fishy about the accident"

Adj

Of, from, or similar to fish.
Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.

Noun

Diminutive of fish.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

dicey, dodgy, dubious, fishen, fishlike, fishly, fishy, fishy wishy, funny, ichthyic, iffy, piscine, questionable, shady, shonky, sketchy, suspect, suspicious

Scrabble Score: 14

fishy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fishy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fishy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

fishy is a valid Words With Friends word