Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.
- adj. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. characterized by great caution and wariness
- adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Etymologies
- Origin unknown.
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.”
“KURTZ: When Lou Dobbs abruptly quit CNN, he was kind of cagey about what he'd do next.”
“This guy is not only funny and informative, but he's pretty "cagey" in getting the journalistic "goods" on the "bad guys.”
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“National Congress international affairs spokesman Thabo Mbeki was "cagey" on the ANC's exact representations to Mr Vance.”
“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.”
“Dewar said Nicholson has been "cagey" but his office promised a response last week.”
“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.”
“The email states Red Cross officials were "cagey" and gave only "roundabout answers" to queries.”
“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.”
“Mind you, she qualified what you are pleased to call the cagey reply by giving us a piece of information.’”
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