Definition of "cagey" [cagey]

• Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer. (adjective)
• Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer. (adjective)

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• "Onto the match and the first half could best be described as "cagey" - this is the polite way of saying it was a bit dull."
• "KURTZ: When Lou Dobbs abruptly quit CNN, he was kind of cagey about what he'd do next."
• "This guy is not only funny and informative, but he's pretty "cagey" in getting the journalistic "goods" on the "bad guys.""