Cagey Definition

kājē
cagier, cagiest
adjective
cagier
Wary; careful.
A cagey avoidance of a definite answer.
American Heritage
Sly; tricky; cunning.
Webster's New World
Careful not to get caught or fooled.
Webster's New World

Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

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Origin of Cagey

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    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Cagey Sentence Examples

  • He was too cagey for her to understand what he felt.

  • At sixty-two, he was as wiry as any of his men, and twice as cagey.

  • Dawson is somewhat cagey about his future plans -- tho he will definitely continue working with young people.

  • Yet when they are asked for specific details of such cases which seem to strongly support the ETH they get very cagey.

  • Today, if you contact any tattoo ink manufacturer to inquire what ingredients are in their products, you'll likely be met with cagey, guarded service representatives who claim, "It's a trade secret."

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