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The adjective 'fishy'



 
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The adjective 'fishy' Tue Sep 12, 2006 18:54 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Hello! Just this question!

Something can be
fishy. But, can Someone be fishy too?

Thanks indeed!

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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 15:29 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Have a look, Jesus, at this link
http://onelook.com/?w=fishy&ls=a
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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:01 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

That's a great site, Pamela
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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:15 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Hi, Thanks a lot for the link!

But, I still don?t know if I can use the term
to mean someone is suspicious.

If I had to give you an answer, I would say 'No'.

I think I couldn?t say something like:

He?s likely to be a fishy man by the way
he is walking and looking at us. Let?s run
away!. He is coming!.

Is that correct?

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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:22 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Yes, you may say fishy man.
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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:34 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Hi Jes?s

Fishy is probably mainly used to describe things/situations. You can also apply it to people to say that the person doesn't seem trustworthy or honest.

I don't like your example because "He's likely to be a fishy man" indicates that you won't know for sure whether he's fishy or not until the future. Usually you cannot predict "fishiness". Referring to someone/something as fishy usually happens after you've had contact with the person and have already decided that the person seems fishy.

Something about him is fishy.
He seems very fishy to me.

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A fishy person? Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:35 pm  A fishy person?
 

Hi Jesus

You are right.
To say somebody is, or looks (a bit) fishy, means there is something suspect about him/her.
And it is not usually used with a noun: you wouldn't say a fishy man

Quote:
I think I couldn?t say something like

A better way to phrase that is: "I don't think I can say . ."
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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 16:36 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Thanks a lot, Amy!

Now I get it!

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The adjective 'fishy' Thu Sep 14, 2006 17:21 pm  The adjective 'fishy'
 

Thanks a million for that "I don?t think I can say..."
, Art!


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