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    cagey

    cagey - Dictionary definition and meaning for word cagey

    Definition
    (adj) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
    Synonyms : cagy , canny , clever
    Example Sentence
    • a cagey lawyer
    • too clever to be sound
    Definition
    (adj) characterized by great caution and wariness
    Synonyms : cagy , chary
    Example Sentence
    • a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
    • chary of the risks involved
    • a chary investor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cagey

cage: to close oneself in cage. hence restrain or be cautious.

even when gangsters put them in cage, he was unwilling to give Information n he was cagey

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when u r in cage u r cautious

The wholesaler is always cut the cagey (weight) by trickery so that he can sold less item but the measurement machine will show the exact as the item is less than actual.

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