cagy

ˈkeɪdʒi

cagiercagiest

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Definition of cagy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

secretive

Rare

reluctant to give information

Rare

He was cagy about his plans for the evening..

guarded

secretive

shrewd

Rare

showing self-interest and cleverness in interactions

Rare

She gave a cagy response to the question.

astute

clever

shrewd

cautious

Rare

being very careful and avoiding risks

Rare

He was cagy about revealing his plans.

cautious

guarded

wary

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Origin of cagy

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Examples of cagy in a sentence

The CEO was cagy during the press conference.
His cagy tactics won him the negotiation.
The cagy investor avoided risky ventures.
She was cagy about her financial situation.
They remained cagy during the negotiations.

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French:cachottier, rusé, ...
German:verschlossen, schlau, ...
Italian:cauto, astuto, ...
Spanish:reservado, astuto, ...
Portuguese:reservado, sagaz, ...
Chinese:保守的, 精明的, ...
Japanese:秘密主義の, 抜け目ない, ...
Arabic:كُتُوم, دَاهِي, ...
Hebrew:סָתוּם, עַרְמוּמִי, ...
Russian:замкнутый, хитрый, ...
Ukrainian:таємничий, хитрий, ...
Hindi:गुप्त, चतुर, ...
Bengali:গোপনীয়, চতুর, ...
Catalan:reservat, astut, ...
Czech:tajnůstkářský, mazaný, ...
Danish:hemmelighedsfuld, snedig, ...
Dutch:geheimzinnig, sluw, ...
Greek:μυστικοπαθής, πονηρός, ...
Hungarian:titkolózó, ravasz, ...
Khmer:លាក់លៀម, ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន និងឈ្លាសវៃ, ...
Korean:비밀스러운, 영리한, ...
Persian:مخفی کار, زیرکانه, ...
Polish:skryty, przebiegły, ...
Portuguese (BR):reservado, sagaz, ...
Romanian:reținut, viclean, ...
Swedish:hemlighetsfull, slug, ...
Thai:ลับๆล่อๆ, ฉลาด, ...
Turkish:ketum, kurnaz, ...
Vietnamese:bí mật, khôn ngoan, ...

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