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cageycag‧ey /ˈkeɪdʒi/ adjective   - Coach Bob Dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper.
- He gets very cagey whenever I ask him about his job.
- She's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think?
- As a result, agents are becoming even more cagey about developing raw talent.
- He has to be cagey, Billy, you should know that as well as anyone.
- His habitual London expression, cagey and mournful, was never to be seen.
- If he hadn't played so cagey with her, she'd have told him.
- The manager was more cagey about this.
- The rest of the league has been waiting for a belly flop, but the Giants' cagey right-hander refuses to wilt.
- Yet he was cagey and knew when to be blunt.
behaving as if you have a secret► secretive unwilling to let other people know what you are doing, or to give them information about yourself: · Years of living alone had made her secretive and unwilling to trust anyone.· Why did Stephen always have to be so secretive in his business dealings? · Much of the discussion focused upon North Korea's highly secretive nuclear program.secretive about: · Kath's very secretive about her past, isn't she? ► cagey informal unwilling to tell people definitely what your plans, intentions, or opinions are - use this especially when you cannot think of a good reason for someone doing this: · He gets very cagey whenever I ask him about his job.cagey about: · She's very cagey about what she spends her money on, don't you think?play it cagey American: · Coach Bob Dwyer is playing it cagey over his choice of a replacement skipper. ► play your cards close to your chest British /play your cards close to your vest American if someone plays their cards close to their chest or vest , they do not allow other people to know what they are planning to do next: · Roslin, known for playing his cards close to his vest, declined to comment. ► furtive someone who is furtive or behaves in a furtive way looks as though they are keeping something secret, especially something wrong that they have done: · His movements were quick and furtive, and he spoke in a whisper.· Miss Baggely appeared unconfident, almost furtive.· The two girls exchanged furtive glances across the dinner table and tried hard not to giggle. ► secret doing something only in secret , so that other people do not know you are doing it: · I actually think he's probably a secret Republican voter.· He hid the fact that he was a secret drinker from his employees for many years. ► closet: closet alcoholic/homosexual/communist etc one who is secretly an alcoholic, homosexual etc: · He finally came out in 1998, after years as a closet homosexual. unwilling to tell people about your plans, intentions, or opinions OPP opencagey about He was very cagey about the deal.—cagily adverb—caginess noun |