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'kei‹i(secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) reservado- caginesstr['keɪʤɪ]1 familiar reservado,-a, cauteloso,-a, precavido,-a■ she was very cagey about what happened at the meeting se mostró reacia a explicar lo que pasó en la reunión1) cautious: cauteloso, reservado2) shrewd: astuto, vivo♦ cagily [-ʤəli] advadj.• astuto, -a adj.• ladino, -a adj.• torcido, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.'keɪdʒi['keɪdʒɪ](compar cagier) (superl cagiest) ADJ (=reserved) reservado; (=cautious) cautelosoMichael was cagey about his plans after resigning — Michael mantenía celosamente en secreto sus planes tras dimitir
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adj. (исто и cagy) (compar. cagier, superl. cagiest) претпазлив, сомничав; таинствен, мистериозен (about sth за/околу нешто): She's cagey about her age Таа не сака да зборува за годините. -
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∎ he was being cagey about his salary il s'est montré évasif lorsqu'il s'est agi de son salaire
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cagiest — adj. discreet, guarded; cautious, wary; secretive (also cagey) … English contemporary dictionary
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
cagy — /kay jee/, adj., cagier, cagiest. cagey. * * * … Universalium
cagey — (also cagy) adjective (cagier, cagiest) informal uncommunicative owing to caution or suspicion. Derivatives cagily adverb caginess (also cageyness) noun Origin early 20th cent. (orig. US): of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
cagey — UK [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms cagey : adjective cagey comparative cagier superlative cagiest informal not saying much about something, because you do not want people to know very much cagey about: He was very cagey about his reasons for… … English dictionary
cagey — I. /ˈkeɪdʒi / (say kayjee) adjective (cagier, cagiest) Colloquial cautious; secretive. Also, cagy. {originally US (1900s); origin unknown} –cagily, adverb –caginess, noun II. /ˈkeɪdʒi / (say kayjee) noun …
cagey — ☆ cagey or cagy [kā′jē ] adj. cagier, cagiest [< ?] Informal 1. sly; tricky; cunning 2. careful not to get caught or fooled cagily adv. caginess n … English World dictionary
cagey — adj. (also cagy) (cagier, cagiest) colloq. cautious and uncommunicative; wary. Derivatives: cagily adv. caginess n. (also cageyness). Etymology: 20th c. US: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
cagy — adjective 1. showing self interest and shrewdness in dealing with others a cagey lawyer too clever to be sound • Syn: ↑cagey, ↑canny, ↑clever • Similar to: ↑smart 2. characterized … Useful english dictionary
