ca·gey also ca·gy (kā'jē)
adj., -gi·er, -gi·est.

1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.
2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.

[Origin unknown.]

cagily ca'gi·ly adv.
caginess ca'gi·ness n.

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