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1) General subject: cagy reply, cop-out2) Diplomatic term: equivocal reply, noncommercial reply3) Advertising: non-committal reply4) Business: evasion, noncommittal answer5) Makarov: cagey reply, elusive reply, equivocal answer, equivocation, evasive answer, sidelong answer
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cagey — also cagy adjective (cagier; est) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1893 1. hesitant about committing oneself < officials are cagey about giving out details > 2. a. wary of being trapped or deceived ; shrewd … New Collegiate Dictionary
cagey — cag•ey or cag•y [[t]ˈkeɪ dʒi[/t]] adj. cag•i•er, cag•i•est cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey manner; a cagey reply[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95, amer. cag′i•ly, adv. cag′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
cagey — cagily, adv. caginess, cageyness, n. /kay jee/, adj., cagier, cagiest. cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question. Also, cagy. [1890 95, Amer.; CAGE + Y1] Syn. careful, prudent, leery, chary. Ant … Universalium
List of EastEnders two-hander episodes — EastEnders two hander episodes refers to singular episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders that feature only two members of the cast for the duration. Scripted like mini plays, two hander episodes have become a tradition in EastEnders over the… … Wikipedia
evasive answer — misleading reply, deceptive response, cagey answer, indirect answer … English contemporary dictionary
