What (who) is cagey - definition
cagey
Feeling pent up, need to get outside
I've been in this office too long. I'm getting cagey
I've been in this office too long. I'm getting cagey
cagey
(also cagy)
¦ adjective (cagier, cagiest) informal uncommunicative owing to caution or suspicion.
Derivatives
cagily adverb
caginess (also cageyness) noun
Origin
early 20th cent. (orig. US): of unknown origin.
cagey
adj. (colloq.)
sly
cagey about
Pronunciation examples for cagey
1. Now Gothic romances are particularly cagey.
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2. cagey, but because I really don't know them.
Defending Jacob _ William Landay _ Talks at Google
3. he was a little bit cagey about exactly what that force was.
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4. But I want it cagey enough were people on the other side think
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Examples of use of cagey
1. Charlie did something more courageous –– and cagey.
2. So the first meeting was pretty stilted and cagey.
3. Unlike Beck, who has always been cagey about his involvement, Hayes is a more public devotee.
4. As a result, India has been cagey of making any clear commitments against Iran.
5. However, the bloc has been cagey about when this would start.