cagey
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
- "a cagey lawyer"
- characterized by great caution and wariness
- "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"
Adj
- Wary, careful, shrewd.
- Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
Origin / Etymology
Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin. A connection with the behavior of caged prisoners (wary and closed-lipped) and caged animals (wary) has been speculated. If so, by surface analysis, cage + -y.
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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