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Cagily
[
key
-jee
]
Origin
cag·ey
/
ˈkeɪ
dʒi
/
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-jee
]
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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
+
-y
1
Related forms
cag·i·ly,
adverb
cag·i·ness,
cag·ey·ness,
noun
Synonyms
careful, prudent, leery, chary.
Antonyms
open, forthright.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
cagey
"evasive, reticent," 1909, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
cagey definition
[ˈkedʒi]
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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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