Cagey

cagey







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–adjective

cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey [reply] to the probing question.  



Also, cagy.



—Related forms

caginess, noun 



—Synonyms 

careful, prudent, leery, chary.

—Antonyms 

open, forthright.





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cagey (adj.)   

 

means "sly, tricky, shrewd" 

or simply "cautious"; 



most Standard users believe it should be limited to Conversational or Informal use, although a few consider it appropriate in all contexts.  





　

So far, so good—for all the craziness, Joshua is still based largely on the power of suggestion and caginess as to which character is actually having the breakdown. But as Dad's hair grows progressively wilder and his speech less coherent, so does the narrative. Ratliff lost me with the introduction of a child psychologist who makes house calls and snap diagnoses. Still, it's refreshing to see a horror film based on adult anxieties: The terror of the baby cam can only be overcome by more terror.





see dingy



shrewd

gumption astute 

serpent mercenary



obsequious sycophantic

effrontery shameless, impudence, presumption



impudent

imprudent