very fishy

Frequency: 8.014.2 per million words

To emphasize that something is highly suspicious.

fishyADVERB + fishy

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very

Examples (10)

  • It all sounds very fishy to me.
  • The whole deal seems very fishy - I don't trust it.
  • His excuse for being late was very fishy.
  • There's something very fishy about this investment opportunity.
  • The politician's explanation looked very fishy to reporters.
  • I find his sudden wealth very fishy given his circumstances.
  • The timing of their announcement seems very fishy.
  • Her story about the missing money is very fishy.
  • The company's accounting practices appear very fishy.
  • Something smells very fishy about this entire situation.