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cagey
cagey
English
Alternative forms
cagy
Adjective
cagey
(
comparative
cagier
,
superlative
cagiest
)
wary
,
careful
,
shrewd
2011
February 6,
Alistair Magowan,
“West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham”, in
BBC
:
But with both sides in the Premier League's bottom three before the game began, the three points at stake made for a
cagey
match.
uncommunicative
;
unwilling
or
hesitant
to give information.
Derived terms
cagily
caginess
Translations
wary, careful, shrewd
Chinese:
Mandarin:
小心的
(zh)
,
谨慎的
(zh)
Finnish:
ovela
(fi)
uncommunicative
Chinese:
Mandarin:
有戒心的
(zh)
Finnish:
varautunut
(fi)
Maori:
whakatōngā
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
Rhymes:
-eɪdʒi
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