Having the smell of fish, raw meat, or blood; smelling of seafood or a raw, fishy odor.
魚を長時間置くと生臭くなるので、早めに調理した方がいい。
If you leave fish for a long time it becomes fishy, so it's better to cook it early.
冷蔵庫の中が何か生臭いにおいがする。生ものが傷んでいるかもしれない。
The refrigerator smells fishy. Some raw food might have gone bad.
血のついた服は時間が経つと生臭くなることがある。
Clothes stained with blood can develop a bloody/fishy smell over time.
Figuratively: morally degenerate or corrupt; fallen from expected standards of conduct (often used about clergy or those expected to be pure).
彼は僧侶でありながら派手な生活をしていて、生臭いという批判が出ている。
Although he's a monk, he lives ostentatiously and has been criticized as worldly/degenerate.
権力にまみれて生臭い噂が絶えない政治家の話は市民を失望させた。
Stories about a politician tainted by power and corrupt rumors disappointed the citizens.
Worldly; mundane; secular—suggesting something is common, worldly, or lacking refinement.
寺の境内なのに観光地化して生臭い雰囲気になってしまった。
Even though it's temple grounds, it has become commercialized and has a worldly atmosphere.
作家の最新作は商業的で生臭さが目立つと批評された。
The author's latest work was criticized as being commercial and noticeably worldly.
Fishy; suspicious; giving the impression that something is off or untrustworthy.
あの取引はどこか生臭くて、関わるのはやめた方がいいと思う。
That deal seems fishy somehow; I think it's better not to get involved.
彼の説明には生臭さがある。詳しく調べる必要があるだろう。
There is something suspicious about his explanation. It should be looked into further.
面接での受け答えが生臭くて、採用を見送ることにした。
His answers in the interview felt fishy, so we decided not to hire him.