Cagy Definition

cagy
adjective
  1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
  2. characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"

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