He seemed awfully cagey when I asked him what he needed the additional supplies for.
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Cagey
/ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "cagey" (84 found)
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7 entriesbehavioral traitcharacteristiccommunication stylediscourse stylelinguistic strategypersonality traittrait
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8 entriesambiguous phrasingcaginessdeliberate vaguenessevasivenessevasiveness in speechguardednessnoncommittal repliessecretiveness
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6 entriescagey about budgetscagey about detailscagey languagecagey negotiatorcagey remarkscagey response
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She's cagey about her plans.
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Samara: I will be in the shadows watching, Shepard. You will never be alone -- this I swear. But you cannot barge in with guns and allies. Samara: Morinth is far too cagey -- she'd simply disappear. This is a subtle, delicate act. Trust me.
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But with both sides in the Premier League's bottom three before the game began, the three points at stake made for a cagey match.
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