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caginesses

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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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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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