cagy English

Meaning cagy meaning

What does cagy mean?

cagy

— adjective (= cagey, chary) characterized by great caution and wariness a cagey avoidance of a definite answer chary of the risks involved a chary investor

— adjective (= cagey, clever) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others a cagey lawyer too clever to be sound

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cagy English » English

cagey

clever

canny

chary

uncommunicative

spiffy

smart

sharp-witted

sharp

secretive

politic

perfidious

parlous

mysterious

knowing

intelligent

ingenious

incommunicative

hugger-mugger

hole-and-corner

hardheaded

foxy

deceitful

cute

cloak-and-dagger

brainy

backstairs

backstair

awake

alert