finny

[ fin-ee ]

/ ˈfɪn i /

adjective, fin·ni·er, fin·ni·est.

pertaining to or abounding in fish.

having fins; finned.

finlike.

Origin of finny

First recorded in 1580–90; fin¹ + -y¹

Words nearby finny

Finno-, finnock, Finno-Russo War, Finno-Ugrian, Finno-Ugric, finny, fino, finocchio, fin ray, fin. sec., Finsen

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Example sentences from the Web for finny

Ask a Frenchman to say fini, and compare his sounds with those in finny.
The Sounds of Spoken English|Walter Rippmann
The fish watched her out of their beady eyes, stirring in their dim atmosphere with a strange, finny motion.
Evelyn Innes|George Moore
As the water receded, the finny tribe proper imprisoned in the landlocked bodies became more and more crowded.
The Black Phantom|Leo Edward Miller
In the water many varieties of finny shapes were darting to and fro in great excitement.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy

It grumbled and muttered for a while on its finny tripod, then was silent; soon the heat vanished also.
Elegy|Charles Beaumont

British Dictionary definitions for finny

finny

/ (ˈfɪnɪ) /

adjective -nier or -niest

poetic relating to or containing many fishes

having or resembling a fin or fins

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单词	finny
释义	finny [ fin-ee ] / ˈfɪn i / adjective, fin·ni·er, fin·ni·est. pertaining to or abounding in fish. having fins; finned. finlike. Origin of finny First recorded in 1580–90; fin¹ + -y¹ Words nearby finny Finno-, finnock, Finno-Russo War, Finno-Ugrian, Finno-Ugric, finny, fino, finocchio, fin ray, fin. sec., Finsen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for finny Ask a Frenchman to say fini, and compare his sounds with those in finny. The Sounds of Spoken English\|Walter Rippmann The fish watched her out of their beady eyes, stirring in their dim atmosphere with a strange, finny motion. Evelyn Innes\|George Moore As the water receded, the finny tribe proper imprisoned in the landlocked bodies became more and more crowded. The Black Phantom\|Leo Edward Miller In the water many varieties of finny shapes were darting to and fro in great excitement. The Pillar of Light\|Louis Tracy It grumbled and muttered for a while on its finny tripod, then was silent; soon the heat vanished also. Elegy\|Charles Beaumont British Dictionary definitions for finny finny / (ˈfɪnɪ) / adjective -nier or -niest poetic relating to or containing many fishes having or resembling a fin or fins Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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