cagy

/'keidʤi/ Cách viết khác : (cagy) /'keidʤi/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by great caution and wariness: Describes a person who is very careful, secretive, or unwilling to give a direct answer, often to avoid commitment or revealing information.
    • Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others: Describes a person who is clever, cunning, or shrewd in a way that is focused on personal advantage, sometimes to the point of being unsound or overly tricky.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The politician gave a cagy response to the question about his future plans. (This shows caution and avoidance of a direct answer.)
    • She's a cagy negotiator who never reveals her bottom line. (This shows shrewdness and wariness in dealings.)
    • After the scandal, the company's CEO became very cagy with the press. (This shows a cautious and reserved attitude.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To be cagey about something": To be deliberately vague or non-committal regarding a specific topic.
    • He was very cagey about the details of the new project.
  • Used to describe behavior, statements, or a person's general demeanor that is guarded and calculated.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cagey (adj): The more common spelling variant of "cagy". The meanings are identical.
  • Cagily (adv): In a cagey manner.
    • He answered cagily, avoiding any direct promises.
  • Caginess (n): The quality of being cagey.
    • Her caginess made it hard to know what she really thought.
Synonyms
  • Wary: Watchful, cautious.
  • Shrewd: Having sharp judgment, astute (often with a focus on practical advantage).
  • Noncommittal: Not expressing a clear opinion or commitment.
  • Guarded: Cautious and restrained in speech or behavior.
  • Evasive: Tending to avoid giving direct answers.
Antonyms
  • Forthcoming: Open, willing to give information.
  • Candid: Frank, open, and sincere in speech.
  • Transparent: Easy to perceive or detect; open.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • Play it cagey: To act in a cautious, shrewd, or non-committal way.
    • Until we know their offer, we should play it cagey.
  • While not a phrasal verb, the structure "to be cagey about" is a very common collocation, as shown in the advanced usage section.
Adjective
  1. characterized by great caution and wariness
    • a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
    • chary of the risks involved
    • a chary investor
  2. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
    • a cagey lawyer
    • too clever to be sound

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