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cagey

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cag⋅ey

  [key-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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ca·gey also ca·gy   (kā'jē)   
adj.   ca·gi·er, ca·gi·est

  1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.

  2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.


[Origin unknown.]
ca'gi·ly adv., ca'gi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
cagey [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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cagey 
"evasive, reticent," 1909, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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