slightly fishy
Frequency: 6.49.2 per million words
Indicates that something is only slightly suspicious.
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Examples (10)
- The witness's story seemed slightly fishy to the detective.
- I found his excuse slightly fishy, but didn't question it further.
- There's something slightly fishy about this business deal.
- Her explanation sounded slightly fishy to me.
- The timing of his arrival was slightly fishy.
- I thought the email looked slightly fishy, so I deleted it.
- The salesman's pitch seemed slightly fishy to potential buyers.
- Something about his behavior struck me as slightly fishy.
- The whole situation felt slightly fishy from the start.
- Her sudden change of plans appeared slightly fishy.