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1. (adj.) cagey
cautious, wary, or shrewd:
a cagey manner; a cagey reply.
Etymology: (1890–95, Amer.)
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1. (adj) cagey, cagy, canny, clever
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
"a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
2. (adj) cagey, cagy, chary
characterized by great caution and wariness
"a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
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Sense: secretive
He's very cagey about his plans.
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 Afrikaans: geheimsinnig |
 Arabic: سرّي ،متكتّـم |
 Bulgarian: скрит |
 Brazilian: discreto |
 Czech: tajnůstkářský |
 German: verschlossen |
 Danish: tilbageholdende; hemmelig |
 Greek: κρυψίνους |
 Spanish: reservado |
 Estonian: salapärane |
 Farsi: زیرک و محتاط |
 Finnish: salaileva |
 French: cachottier |
 Hebrew: זָהִיר, חַשדָנִי |
 Hindi: धूर्त, तिकड़मी |
 Croatian: tajnovit |
 Hungarian: óvatos |
 Indonesian: berahasia |
 Icelandic: laumulegur |
 Italian: circospetto |
 Japanese: 用心深い |
 Korean: 빈틈없는 |
 Lithuanian: nekalbus, slaptingas |
 Latvian: atturīgs; izvairīgs |
 Malay: rahsia |
 Dutch: terughoudend |
 Norwegian: hemmelighetsfull |
 Polish: tajemniczy |
 Persian: زیرک و محتاط |
 Pashto: زیرک |
 Portuguese: discreto |
 Romanian: secretos |
 Russian: скрытный |
 Slovak: tajnostkársky |
 Slovenian: skrivaški |
 Serbian: tajnovit |
 Swedish: förtegen, förbehållsam |
 Thai: ที่ป���ดเป็นความลับ |
 Turkish: ağzı sıkı |
 Taiwanese: 守口如瓶 |
 Ukrainian: потайливий |
 Urdu: پوشیدہ رکھنے والا |
 Vietnamese: kín đáo |
 Chinese: 保密的 |
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