fishish

adj

fishish

adj

UK /ˈfɪʃɪʃ/

Etymology From fish + -ish.

1

Rare Resembling a fish; fishy.

Tietjens was gazing with large, fishish eyes at the caviare before her.1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 92:
Fish, fish, fish, / I feel fishish.2003, Frederick Seidel, French Polynesia:

2 more examples

‘Can you describe it?’ ‘A bit chickenish, a bit fishish.’2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania:
‘Hey, Rotho!’ He called loudly out to a fishish man on the other side of the pub.2010, Matthew Tombs, Bleaker Street:

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