Fishy - English meaning

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.

Usage examples:

His teeth were yellow and crooked

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

Usage examples:

He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Not straight or not even; twisted, bent, or uneven

Usage examples:

That dog’s tail is crooked., your glasses are on crooked., their efforts centered on crooked deals …

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance.

Usage examples:

He was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable

adjective

Dishonest or unreliable.

Usage examples:

A dodgy second-hand car salesman

adjective

Feeling uncertain about something.

Usage examples:

He looked doubtful, but gave a nod

adjective

Uncertain or unlikely

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] it was doubtful (that) the money would ever be found., she gave me a long, doub…

adjective

Used to describe debts or accounts that are unlikely to be paid

Usage examples:

The company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the credit risk of specific…

adjective

Hesitating or doubting.

Usage examples:

I was rather dubious about the whole idea

adjective

Probably not true or not completely true; doubtful

Usage examples:

The team had the dubious distinction of ranking 31st in the league., a dubious character

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

Usage examples:

A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

Usage examples:

I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

adjective

Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Usage examples:

The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling

adjective

Dark or cloudy

Usage examples:

Murky waters, the movie has dumb characters and a murky plot (= it is difficult to understand).

adjective

Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Usage examples:

His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances

adjective

Strange, not known, or not understood

Usage examples:

She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has give…

idiom

To not have one or more of the mental abilities that most people have

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Strange or unexpected

Usage examples:

An odd person, that’s odd – i thought i left my glasses on the table but they’re not here., he’s go…

idiom

Someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation

Usage examples:

I felt like a fish out of water at my new school.

adverb

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.

Usage examples:

The man ran off

preposition

Moving away and often down from.

Usage examples:

He rolled off the bed

adjective

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.

Usage examples:

Even the greatest athletes have off days

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

Usage examples:

Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

adjective

Of or concerning fish.

Usage examples:

The mystery of fish slumber lies within the greater mystery of the piscine mind.

adjective

Strange; odd.

Usage examples:

She had a queer feeling that they were being watched

verb

(of a person) homosexual.

adjective

Unusual or strange

Usage examples:

She had a queer expression on her face.

adjective

Doubtful as regards truth or validity.

Usage examples:

It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine

adjective

Situated in or full of shade.

Usage examples:

Shady woods

adjective

Having or giving shade

Usage examples:

It’s nice and shady in front of the house., they’d been involved in shady real estate deals., he ha…

adjective

Likely to be illegal or dishonest

Usage examples:

The company got involved in some rather shady business deals., we always felt he was a very shady c…

adjective

(of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive.

Usage examples:

He had a shifty look about him

adjective

Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.

Usage examples:

Children have some strange ideas

verb

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Usage examples:

If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light

noun

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The police have arrested a suspect

adjective

Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.

Usage examples:

A suspect package was found on the platform

adjective

Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was suspicious of her motives

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

Usage examples:

Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

Usage examples:

An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

Usage examples:

This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…