"fishish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪʃɪʃ/ [UK] Forms: more fishish [comparative], most fishish [superlative]
Etymology: From fish + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fish|ish}} fish + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} fishish (comparative more fishish, superlative most fishish)
  1. (rare) Resembling a fish; fishy. Tags: rare
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          "text": "Fish, fish, fish, / I feel fishish.",
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          "text": "‘Can you describe it?’ ‘A bit chickenish, a bit fishish.’",
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          "text": "‘Hey, Rotho!’ He called loudly out to a fishish man on the other side of the pub.",
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