Curious vs Fishy - What's the Difference?

Curious

Fishy

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Definition as Adjective
  • of or relating to or resembling fish
  • not as expected

Examples

  • "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"
  • "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • "the soup had a fishy smell"
  • "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective