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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.
  2. adj. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. wary, careful, shrewd
  2. adj. uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. characterized by great caution and wariness
  2. adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

Etymologies

  1. Unknown (Wiktionary)
  2. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Onto the match and the first half could best be described as "cagey" - this is the polite way of saying it was a bit dull.”

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  • “KURTZ: When Lou Dobbs abruptly quit CNN, he was kind of cagey about what he'd do next.”

    CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2009

  • “This guy is not only funny and informative, but he's pretty "cagey" in getting the journalistic "goods" on the "bad guys.”

    Greg Palast | The Goods on Goodling and the Keys to the Kingdom

  • “National Congress international affairs spokesman Thabo Mbeki was "cagey" on the ANC's exact representations to Mr Vance.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • “The number of new properties on the market surged in February but with buyers "cagey", the number of unsold houses across the country ballooned, the real estate industry says.”

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff

  • “Dewar said Nicholson has been "cagey" but his office promised a response last week.”

    Winnipeg Sun

  • “When O'Hehir admits that Eagleton is "cagey" about his own beliefs, he glances lightly over a major difficulty: Eagleton affirms Christianity without ever affirming a single concrete proposition connected with it.”

    Balderdash

  • “The email states Red Cross officials were "cagey" and gave only "roundabout answers" to queries.”

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  • “After the record goal-spree across Europe on Tuesday, this was the kind of cagey affair that offered little in the way of thrills and spills.”

    Soccerway.com

  • “Mind you, she qualified what you are pleased to call the cagey reply by giving us a piece of information.’”

    My Bones Will Keep

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