[
UK
/kˈeɪdʒi/
]
[ US /ˈkeɪdʒi/ ]
[ US /ˈkeɪdʒi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
too clever to be sound
a cagey lawyer -
characterized by great caution and wariness
a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
chary of the risks involved
a chary investor
How To Use cagey In A Sentence
- With so much on the line I expect the games to be very cagey, tactical affairs for the first hour or so. The Sun
- It was a cagey old affair. The Sun
- After a cagey opening Ireland settled. Times, Sunday Times
- The rest of the league has been waiting for a belly flop, but the Giants' cagey right-hander refuses to wilt.
- After a cagey opening Ireland settled. Times, Sunday Times
- Dewar said Nicholson has been "cagey" but his office promised a response last week. Edmonton Sun
- FROM one cagey, cautious display to another. The Sun
- Most of all, the book traces in breathtaking detail FDRs revolutionary efforts with his New Deal legislation to transform the American political economy in order to save it, his forcefuland cageyleadership before and during World War II, and his lasting legacy in creating the foundations of the postwar international order. Traitor to His Class by H.W. Brands: Book summary
- Their cageyness doesn't prove they're guilty of anything more than careless recordkeeping -- which is OK if you're a clerk at a retail store, but NOT if you're a professional scientist. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
- Chances were at a premium in a cagey first half ruined by high winds and a total inability to mount dangerous attacks. The Sun
