"unfishy" meaning in English

See unfishy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: un- + fishy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|fishy}} un- + fishy Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unfishy (not comparable)
  1. Not fishy. (not of, from or similar to fish) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unfishy-en-adj-Si8rk6xk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "ref": "2000, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea",
          "text": "Melody (a mermaid): If I don't, I'll turn back into... […] a human.\nTip (a penguin): I knew there was something unfishy about you!",
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          "ref": "2005, Richard Dawkins, Yan Wong, The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution",
          "text": "A fish can change in evolutionary time to whatever unfishy shape is required for its way of life.",
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