cagey

English

You can help Wiktionary by providing a proper etymology.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪdʒi/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒi

Adjective

cagey (comparative cagier, superlative cagiest)

  1. Wary, careful, shrewd.
    • 2011 February 6, Alistair Magowan, “West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC‎:
      But with both sides in the Premier League's bottom three before the game began, the three points at stake made for a cagey match.
  2. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information, reticent.

Derived terms

Translations
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.