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comparative finnier, superlative finniest
(of a fish) Having one or more fins. quotations examples
The finny trophies he brought back in the form of numerous fat pickerel were ample evidence of his fishermanship.
1928, RG&E News, volume 16, page 334
Resembling a fin. examples
Abounding in fishes. quotations examples
Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose, / Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes; / With patient angle trolls the finny deep, / Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;
1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland