cagey

ca·gey also ca·gy  (kj)

adj. ca·gi·er, ca·gi·est

1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.

2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.

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[Origin unknown.]

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cagi·ly adv.

cagi·ness n.

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cagey

Adjective

[cagier, cagiest] Informal reluctant to go into details; wary: he is cagey about what he paid for the business [origin unknown]

cagily adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cagey - showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" cagy, canny, clever smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
	2.	cagey - characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" chary, cagy cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

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cagey or cagy

adjective (Informal) guarded, reserved, careful, cautious, restrained, wary, discreet, shrewd, wily, reticent, noncommittal, chary << OPPOSITE careless

Translations

cagey [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] adj (col) → cauteloso, reservado

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cagey [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] adj (inf) → réticent(e) → méfiant(e)

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cagey [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] (inf) adj → vorsichtig;

(evasive) → ausweichend

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cagey [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] adj (col) → chiuso/a; guardingo/a

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cagey

adj cagey [ˈkeidʒi]

secretive He's very cagey about his plans. geheimsinnig سرّي ،متكتّـم скрит tajnůstkářský tilbageholdende; hemmelighedsfuld verschlossen κρυψίνους reservado salapärane زیرک و محتاط salamyhkäinen cachottier זָהִיר, חַשדָנִי धूर्त, तिकड़मी tajnovit óvatos berahasia laumulegur circospetto 用心深い 신중한 nekalbus, slaptingas atturīgs; izvairīgs rahsia terughoudend hemmelighetsfull tajemniczy discreto secretos скрытный tajnostkársky skrivaški tajnovit förtegen, förbehållsam ที่ปิดเป็นความลับ ağzı sıkı 保密的 потайливий پوشیدہ رکھنے والا kín đáo 保密的

n caginess

geheimsinnigheid سريّـه، تكتُّـم потайност tajnůstkářství tilbageholdenhed die Verschlossenheit επιφυλακτικότητα, κρυψίνοια cautela, reserva salapärasus حیله؛ ناقلایی salamyhkäisyys circonspection חָשדָנוּת धूर्तता oprezan, lukav óvatosság kebisuan varfærni circospezione 用心深さ 신중함 slaptingumas atturīgums; izvairība kerahsiaan terughoudendheid hemmelighetskremmeri, sluhet tajemniczość discrição reţinere; caracter ascuns скрытность tajnostkárstvo previdnost tajnovitost förbehållsamhet การปิดเป็นความลับ ağzı sıkılık 謹小慎微 потайливість پوشیدہ رکھنا tính kín đáo 谨小慎微