cagily \ ˈkā-jə-lē \ adverb
caginess or less commonly cageyness \ ˈkā-jē-nəs \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
Synonyms: Synonyms
- artful,
- beguiling,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- cute,
- designing,
- devious,
- dodgy
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[chiefly British],
- foxy,
- guileful,
- scheming,
- shrewd,
- slick,
- sly,
- subtle,
- tricky,
- wily
Synonyms: Antonyms
Recent Examples on the Web
//Walt is an obvious choice in flashback form (given his death in the finale), but Cranston has been cagey about his possible participation in the film.
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Dan Snierson, EW.com, "Breaking Bad movie: Matt Jones to return as Badger," 17 Sep. 2019
//The cagey Nixon, however, is equally bent on redeeming himself in his nation's eyes.
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courant.com, "Community News For The Windham Edition," 6 Sep. 2019
//But being cagey about price frustrates potential buyers, said Marcus Sheridan, founder of Sales Lion, one of the most successful digital sales and marketing agencies in the United States.
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Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com, "Why companies should list their prices online: Content Marketing World," 5 Sep. 2019
//Like all military contractors, DARPA is cagey about if, where, and how the Z-Man has been deployed in the field.
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Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, "Anyone Can Be Spider-Man With DARPA's Wall-Climbing Invention," 7 Dec. 2016
//Brittney is playfully cagey when the subject arises.
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Randy Cordova, azcentral, "'Grantchester' returns for season 4 on PBS with more murders and a mysterious new vicar," 7 July 2019
//The game got cagier from this point onward with previous few good chances for either side.
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SI.com, "Copa América Roundup: Uruguay Clinch Top Spot as Ecuador & Japan Are Eliminated," 25 June 2019
//Luckily, the show's castmembers aren't always as cagey, and what's more, two visually arresting trailers provide plenty of information about the future direction of the story.
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Westworld' Season 2: All the Details (So Far)," 5 Feb. 2018
//Although Netflix is cagey about releasing numbers, the passion from ODAAT fans (including Lin-Manuel Miranda!) tells us there are many, many people who care about the show.
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Rachel Yang, EW.com, "One Day at a Time deserved way more Emmys love than its one nomination," 17 July 2019
First Known Use of cagey
1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for cagey
Dictionary Entries near cagey
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcagey
1
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
- a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district
- artful,
- beguiling,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- cute,
- designing,
- devious,
- dodgy
-
[chiefly British],
- foxy,
- guileful,
- scheming,
- shrewd,
- slick,
- sly,
- subtle,
- tricky,
- wily
- crooked,
- deceitful,
- deceptive,
- dishonest,
- fraudulent,
- insinuating,
- knavish,
- Machiavellian,
- oblique,
- serpentine,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- sneaky,
- treacherous,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- unscrupulous
- aboveboard,
- candid,
- direct,
- forthright,
- frank,
- honest,
- natural,
- outspoken,
- plainspoken,
- real,
- simple,
- sincere,
- straightforward,
- unaffected,
- unpretending,
- unpretentious,
- unvarnished
2
slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty
- when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job
- ambivalent,
- conflicted,
- doubtful,
- faltering,
- halting,
- indecisive,
- infirm,
- irresolute,
- questioning,
- skeptical,
- uncertain,
- undecided,
- unsure,
- vacillating,
- wobbly
- (also wabbly)
More Definitions forcagey
: not willing to say everything that you know about something
: careful to avoid being trapped or tricked
1 : unwilling to act or speak in a direct or open way
//He was cagey about his intentions.
2 : clever in a tricky way
//… those cagey girls … managed … to have all the fun and leave him and their mother with all the work.— Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia