fishiness

/ˈfɪʃinəs/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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