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1 cagily
'keɪdʒəli, 'keɪdʒɪli['keɪdʒɪlɪ]ADV [say] cautelosamente, con cautela* * *['keɪdʒəli, 'keɪdʒɪli] -
2 cagily
adv.cautelosamente (reply). -
3 cagey
'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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См. также в других словарях:
cagily — cagey (also cagy) ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ uncommunicative owing to caution or suspicion. DERIVATIVES cagily adverb caginess (also cageyness) noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
cagily — adverb in a cagey manner I don t know yet, he answered cagily • Syn: ↑circumspectly • Derived from adjective: ↑circumspect (for: ↑circumspectly), ↑cagy … Useful english dictionary
cagily — adverb see cagey … New Collegiate Dictionary
cagily — See cagey. * * * … Universalium
cagily — adverb In a cagy manner … Wiktionary
cagily — adv. secretly, discreetly; cautiously, guardedly … English contemporary dictionary
cagily — ca·gi·ly … English syllables
cagily — See: cagey … English 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
circumspectly — adverb in a cagey manner I don t know yet, he answered cagily • Syn: ↑cagily • Derived from adjective: ↑circumspect, ↑cagy (for: ↑cagily) … Useful english dictionary
cagey — [[t]ke͟ɪʤi[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it. He is cagey about what he was paid for the… … English dictionary