cagey

adjtricky

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alert

adjective. attentive, lively

cautious

adjective. careful, guarded

circumspect

adjective. cautious, discreet

clever

adjective. bright, ingenious

Word Origin & History

"evasive, reticent," 1896, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin. Earlier in English dialect it meant "sportive."

Example Sentences for cagey

I expect clients to be cagey, to hold back information, and to lie.

It was wonderful how sort of patriotic and unselfish and religious and cagey he always was.

Theyve got Rawlings for a manager and hes one of the most cagey men in the game.

They've been drinking Blood all Morning and are feeling good and Cagey.

Arne Copeland was a cagey youngster; nobody influenced him when he made up his mind.

Cagey explained the situation, and from then on to train time, Hal was patted and petted and given dainties from lunch baskets.

Hal is in the house now, with Cagey, and Billie is there also, and has the exclusive run of one room.

If they really have a ‘man wanted’ sign hung on him he would be too cagey to come around here today.

He would be cagey enough to stay ignorant of any overt strife or any other skullduggery that could be laid at his door.

Doc Stooders such a cagey old monkey he wouldnt let me put on paper just what I wanted you to whack in on.

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canny

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chary

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