Definitions for cagey

Overview of adj cagey

The adj cagey has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) cagey, cagy, canny, clever

(showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound")

2. cagey, cagy, chary

(characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor")