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Cagily

[key-jee] Origin

cag·ey

[key-jee]
adjective, cag·i·er, cag·i·est.
cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
Also, cagy.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; cage + -y1

cag·i·ly, adverb
cag·i·ness, cag·ey·ness, noun


careful, prudent, leery, chary.


open, forthright.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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cagey or cagy (ˈkeɪdʒɪ)
 
adj , -ier, -iest
informal not open or frank; cautious; wary
 
[C20: of unknown origin]
 
cagy or cagy
 
adj
 
[C20: of unknown origin]
 
'cagily or cagy
 
adv
 
'caginess or cagy
 
n

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cagey
"evasive, reticent," 1909, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin.
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cagey definition

[ˈkedʒi]
  1. mod.
    sneaky; shrewd. : John is pretty cagey. You have to keep an eye on him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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