cagy

cagy
adjective
1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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a cagey lawyer

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too clever to be sound

Syn: ↑cagey, ↑canny, ↑clever
Similar to: ↑smart
2. characterized by great caution and wariness
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a cagey avoidance of a definite answer

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chary of the risks involved

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a chary investor

Syn: ↑cagey, ↑chary
Similar to: ↑cautious
Derivationally related forms: ↑chariness (for: ↑chary)

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adjective
see cagey I

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/kay"jee/, adj., cagier, cagiest.
cagey.

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cagy
var. cagey a.

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