Cagey
adjective
Not telling much or not giving a lot of information to someone about something.
He was very cagey about his financial situation.
adjective
Careful to avoid problems or danger.
As a politician, he was cagey and did not take unnecessary risks.
adjective
Not willing to commit to a decision or give a straight answer.
She was cagey about whether she would run for office in the next election.
adjective
Not telling much or not giving a lot of information to someone about something.
He was very cagey about his financial situation.
adjective
Careful to avoid problems or danger.
As a politician, he was cagey and did not take unnecessary risks.
adjective
Not willing to commit to a decision or give a straight answer.
She was cagey about whether she would run for office in the next election.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Hide the Truth
Used when someone intentionally withholds information or is being deliberately vague.
When asked about his whereabouts, he gave cagey responses.
Pro Tip 2/3Suspicious Behavior
May imply that the person has something to hide or is involved in something dishonest.
Her cagey answers made everyone suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Directness
To be cagey often means avoiding a direct answer to a direct question.
Whenever questioned about his plans, he becomes cagey and changes the subject.
Pro Tip 1/3Hide the Truth
Used when someone intentionally withholds information or is being deliberately vague.
When asked about his whereabouts, he gave cagey responses.
Pro Tip 2/3Suspicious Behavior
May imply that the person has something to hide or is involved in something dishonest.
Her cagey answers made everyone suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Directness
To be cagey often means avoiding a direct answer to a direct question.
Whenever questioned about his plans, he becomes cagey and changes the subject.
Pro Tip 1/3Hide the Truth
Used when someone intentionally withholds information or is being deliberately vague.
When asked about his whereabouts, he gave cagey responses.
Pro Tip 2/3Suspicious Behavior
May imply that the person has something to hide or is involved in something dishonest.
Her cagey answers made everyone suspect she was hiding something.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Directness
To be cagey often means avoiding a direct answer to a direct question.
Whenever questioned about his plans, he becomes cagey and changes the subject.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
how he's doing yes welcome welcome I'm feeling much better you nearly got to see what I had for lunch yesterday on Drive but I have recovered and we've got that lovely little cagey dude who's been catching a ride he just landed on the car good
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
how he's doing yes welcome welcome I'm feeling much better you nearly got to see what I had for lunch yesterday on Drive but I have recovered and we've got that lovely little cagey dude who's been catching a ride he just landed on the car good
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Quote examples
Alesha Dixon
British Musician
I used to be cagey about my love life. I was cagey for four years. Az and I only decided to come out because we were pregnant. Otherwise, we would have kept it quiet. It really was a case of staying private. I am not one of those people who frivolously throws their private life out there.
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Eddie Vedder
American Musician
I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren't bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people racially.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
When you write and make music, there's a tendency to save stuff... to be cagey, to be savvy.
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James Herbert
English Writer
I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.
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Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
I'm very cagey by nature.
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Alesha Dixon
British Musician
I used to be cagey about my love life. I was cagey for four years. Az and I only decided to come out because we were pregnant. Otherwise, we would have kept it quiet. It really was a case of staying private. I am not one of those people who frivolously throws their private life out there.
Quote examples
Eddie Vedder
American Musician
I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
Quote examples
John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren't bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people racially.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
When you write and make music, there's a tendency to save stuff... to be cagey, to be savvy.
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James Herbert
English Writer
I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.
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Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
I'm very cagey by nature.
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