variants
or less commonly cagy
cagier; cagiest
1
: hesitant about committing oneself
officials are cagey about giving out details
2
a
: wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd
a cagey consumer
b
: marked by cleverness
a cagey reply
Examples of cagey in a Sentence
a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district
when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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As for the significance of the word mammalian, which implies that other types of animals are being nurtured in this environment, Erickson was cagey.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
As of late, Nintendo has also been somewhat cagey about things like voice actors and the specific studios developing its games.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Adding to this is that major finals, famously cagey, tactical affairs in the 2010s, are being raced faster than before.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
As for the significance of the word mammalian, which implies that other types of animals are being nurtured in this environment, Erickson was cagey.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
As of late, Nintendo has also been somewhat cagey about things like voice actors and the specific studios developing its games.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cagey
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“Cagey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cagey. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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