(a.) Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
(a.) Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul.
Example Sentences:
(1) produced strong rotten, fishy, hydrogen sulphide off-odours.
(2) Humans treated with large doses of choline smell "fishy" (the odor of TMA).
(3) We conclude that uremic breath reflects the systemic accumulation of potentially toxic volatile metabolites, among which dimethylamine and trimethylamine have been positively identified and correlated with the classic fishy odor.
(4) In a simple randomized trial of 90 cases (30 cases in each group) with demonstrated clinical bacterial vaginosis on the presence of 3 of 5 of the following signs: (1) Characteristic thin homogenous discharge; (2) vaginal pH greater than 4.5; (3) release of a fishy amine odor from vaginal fluid mixed with 10% KOH; (4) presence of clue cells (usually representing at least 20% of vaginal epithelial cells); and (5) vaginal fluid contains few or no lactobacilli.
(5) It is properly diagnosed using three of the four following criteria: (1) presence of homogenous, thin, milklike vaginal discharge; (2) vaginal pH > 4.5; (3) fishy odor on alkalinization of the vaginal secretions; and (4) presence of clue cells on microscopic examination of vaginal secretions.
(6) On good days friends would comment on the fishy smell; other days, when the aroma was likened to sperm, were more bleak.
(7) He’s not credible at all.” One of the Lucas charges was a “fishy” September 2010 trip to India, where he speculates Snowden may have met unspecified Russians or intermediaries, and attended a hacking course.
(8) No serious side effects were noted other than a "fishy aftertaste."
(9) It is concluded that trimethylamine is the primary cause of the fishy odor associated with bacterial vaginosis.
(10) Bacterial vaginosis can be reliably diagnosed through clinical indicators such as clue cells on wet preparation of vaginal discharge, an increased pH of vaginal discharge, a fishy, amine odor emitted when a sample of vaginal discharge is placed in potassium hydroxide, and cultures that isolate G. vaginalis.
(11) Illustration: David Foldvari There's something fishy about Google's motto, "Don't be evil."
(12) So large cuttlefish and octopus are happiest when slow-roasted or stewed – and if that involves red wine and hard herbs, the result is tender, robust and meaty all at once: a knockout ragout with a fishy twist.
(13) The skins lying on the ground give off a powerful fishy smell.
(14) Besides isolation of the organism by culture, two alternative diagnostic procedures have been claimed to be useful: the investigation of "clue cells" in clinical specimens and the amine volatilization test or fishy odor perception in genital secretions.
(15) Samples were collected from 11 women with a vaginal discharge having a fishy odor and from 10 women with no detectable odor.
(16) A fishy odor, present in bacterial vaginosis, was also found in almost half of the T. vaginalis cases.
(17) But he also hinted the duke’s office should cease its intermediary role on Sunninghill saying: “I think I should now deal direct with the incoming purchasers on any detail relating to the site.” The crown estate said that no deal on any London properties went through as a result of the intervention, but Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, said the duke’s role was “unacceptable” and “looks very fishy”.
(18) (The golden trout , native only to a small area of these mountains, is a subspecies of rainbow trout that blazes with red and gold during its spawning season; I have caught bushels of them over the years, not out of hunger or to satisfy my predatory instinct, but just to marvel at the beauty of them, after which I give each one a little kiss before releasing it to go on living its fishy life in peace.
(19) The crickets had a slightly fishy aftertaste and the buffalo worms a metallic one.
(20) A patient complaining of fishy smelling urine and perspiration appeared for evaluation.
Shady
Definition:
(superl.) Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
(superl.) Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
(superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt.
Example Sentences:
(1) It does seem a little shady to do this kind of field study - the very studies the companies say are the most important ones - and then not tell people what they find.” Prof Christian Krupke, at Purdue University in Indiana, said: “Bayer and Syngenta’s commitment to pollinator health should include publishing these data.
(2) In 2013, the Mail On Sunday reported that Umunna belonged to a “shady” City men’s club where bottles of brandy went for £4,000 a pop, that he hung out with celebrities, and that he would happily pay £1,200 for a suit.
(3) Where would I get 15 grand for a watch?” As for the “shady” club, Umunna says he did attend a business function at its restaurant, but is not a member.
(4) Doubles from £82 Royal Jardins Boutique Hotel Two blocks from the grandiose, futuristic sweep of Paulista Avenue, South America's Broadway, and right by its shady Triannon park, this is a hotel with all the cream tones, clever lighting and marble lobby that say "posh".
(5) The permanent collection of period paintings and furniture is small, but afterwards, most visitors can't resist afternoon tea in the cafe housed in a greenhouse amid its shady garden.
(6) Karimova blamed her latest problems firmly on her mother, who she claimed had promised to "destroy" her for trying (unsuccessfully) in October to prevent the arrest of Akbarali Abdullayev, Gulnara Karimova's cousin and Tatyana Karimova's nephew, who she suggested knew too much about the allegedly shady business affairs of his aunt.
(7) Hopefully Tunisia’s coastline will be developed prudently in coming years, avoiding the speculation and shady deals of Spain’s Costa del Sol.
(8) How much Cristina knew of her husband's allegedly shady activities is hotly contested.
(9) As an added bonus there is a shady courtyard area – which is just as well because people who get a table inside don’t move.
(10) The lower level rooms each have shady balconies and white-cushioned loungers on which to doze before a dip in the attractive pool.
(11) Kanoniuk said an audience member successfully answered: “One is a Goodyear and another is a great year.” Shady Music Facts (@musicnews_shade) "I'd rather die than work in Vegas."
(12) With evasive answers, shady characters and FBI investigations, there must be something going on.
(13) The election of Shady Alsuleiman, our first Australian-born imam, as ANIC’s president is an important resetting point.” Josh Frydenberg says grand mufti had 'graphic failure' of leadership Read more Fierravanti-Wells had herself called for a stronger statement from the grand mufti.
(14) The mining company official was reported to have said that "well-connected elites are generating millions of dollars in personal income by hiring teams of diggers to hand-extract diamonds" from Chiadzwa, before reselling the stones to shady foreign buyers.
(15) The Taxi & Limousine Commission has a duty to protect the public from unsavory businesses and their shady practices,” wrote Phillips.
(16) Celia Stubbs , Peach's partner, the dogged campaigners of Inquest , which was set up partly in response to the shady way in which Peach's death was investigated, and Jenny Jones of the Metropolitan Police Authority , who have all fought so hard for this, are to be congratulated.
(17) It is repeatedly claimed that dangerous criminals and shady public figures are using European law to request that Google removes information about them, abusing rights designed to allow individuals some say over personal information that is inaccurate, irrelevant or outdated, and holds no public interest .
(18) But he gets a little shady when he's taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work.
(19) And I’m saying that with the utmost respect, because there are people who will think of all this as shady.
(20) What’s in David Cameron’s tax returns: a few strokes of luck but no shady shenanigans Read more Raab told Sky News’s Murnaghan show: “Amid all the froth and frenzy of the media debate, it seems crystal clear not only that he has not done anything illegal, but that he has not behaved improperly in any way.