unfishiness

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noun

The quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.

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Meanings

noununfishiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.

    [I]t is part of the whale's essential unfishiness that its tail moves in the mammalian tradition.

    2009, Philip Hoare, Leviathan, Or, The Whale, page 375
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    In truth, it's the unfishiness of fish sticks that may be the real source of their appeal. “Uncomfortable around fish?” wondered a smart recent TV commercial. “Try Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks.” Exactly. Fish sticks are breaded, deep-fried, frozen […]

    2010, Sara Moulton, Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners, page 221

Origin

From unfishy + -ness.

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unfishiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfishiness

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Chicago

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