Cagey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.
  • adj. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. wary, careful, shrewd
  • adj. uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by great caution and wariness
  • adj. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  • Equivalent
    cautious    smart   
    Variant
    cagier    cagiest   
    Form
    caginess    cagily   
    Same Context
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