cagey

Preposition: about

• project: Both companies were being cagey about the project 's potential yesterday.

Modifies a noun

• affair: The first was a tight, cagey affair with both players sizing each other up.
• start: The ball is now at the other end as the cagey start continues in Cologne.
• nest: Flies like gods played and drew red love, colors rose up and out of cagey nests, to meet where lines converge.
• opening: After a cagey opening Margate had the first chance of the second half.
• stuff: It was cagey stuff, nip and tuck, but England were giving as good as they got.

Modifying Another Word

• very: Yet when they are asked for specific details of such cases which seem to strongly support the ETH they get very cagey.
• so: Others question why Apple are so cagey about the exact stats concerning the service, especially when rumored figures seem so impressive.
• somewhat: Dawson is somewhat cagey about his future plans -- tho he will definitely continue working with young people.
• rather: Christie was rather cagey about her many detective stories, comparing their production to a sausage factory.
• too: Saddam is too cagey to refuse outright, not with war balancing on the edge of a scimitar.
• pretty: I assume his first name is Alistair, but except for splashing photos of himself around he's pretty cagey about his identify.

Used with adjective complement

• get: Yet when they are asked for specific details of such cases which seem to strongly support the ETH they get very cagey.
• remain: They remain cagey about the purchase price of such a car.
• become: Misunderstandings occurred and some members became increasingly cagey in response to adverse publicity.