fishier
- comparative of fishy.
Example Sentences
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Faced with some stiff competition, one savvy float-building team at this year’s Rose Parade still managed to reel in a Guinness World Record title by setting its sights on something decidedly fishier.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026
The kind from my coastal neck of the woods eats fishier things, and although I have never eaten one, I have eaten other seaside birds, and they can taste like low tide.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021
Renee, already fishier than ever because she had moved in with Stan, made herself even more suspicious by trying to talk him into staying in his job.
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
Salmon seems to get fishier and more pungent the more it cooks; while it takes kindly to a little crisping, the best part of a fillet is the part that’s jewel-pink and rare.
From Salon • May 20, 2017
Even fishier, according to the medical examiners, there was a two-hour gap between the estimated time of death and when the cop called it in.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
