adjective
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poetic relating to or containing many fishes
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having or resembling a fin or fins
Etymology
Origin of finny
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“Dory was so finny that the other fish almost dried themselves laughing.”
From Washington Post
Her gift, from Muscleman Mickey Hargitay: a finny new pink Cadillac.
From Time Magazine Archive
It eschews the finny ostentation of the '50s.
From Time Magazine Archive
Celebrities Gypsy Rose Lee, John Gary and Sam Snead are among the aficionados who set out with hook, lure and spear to capture the finny ones.
From Time Magazine Archive
The display of the finny tribe here was perfectly gorgeous.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Chrysler will be finnier than ever, with tails that zoom up, out and rearward; Cadillac's fins will be higher, the car itself lower and slightly wider.
From Time Magazine Archive
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