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Meaning of fishiness in English:

fishiness

noun

See fishy

‘For once the suspicions about the fishiness of the outcome are correct, but not in any pejorative sense.’
  • ‘I specifically mentioned the extreme fishiness of resetting my password to ‘password’.’
  • ‘In fact it is uncannily like the real thing in appearance, but the taste lacks the level of saltiness and fishiness you would find in the genuine article.’
  • ‘The tasty fishiness was perfectly preserved in a light marinade.’
  • ‘It's true what they say - they are just like chicken, with a slight hint of fishiness.’