fishiness
/ˈfɪʃinəs/
noun
- The quality of being suspicious, dishonest, or not quite right.
- There was a fishiness about his story that made the detective want to ask more questions.
- I smelled fishiness when he offered to sell me a brand-new phone for half the price.
- The fishiness of the deal caused the investors to back out at the last minute.
- A taste, smell, or quality that is like fish.
- The chef added lemon to reduce the fishiness of the cod.
- The fishiness of the old bait made me wrinkle my nose.
- Even after washing the pan, a slight fishiness remained from the salmon dinner.
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