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cagey

adjective as in tricky

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Obama has been cagey about where he stands, not wanting to anger environmentalists.

I can see how it would make people come across as cagey or aloof.

Pelton is raising money for a trip to central Africa—he says he will be in four countries, and is cagey about naming them.

And this may well be why the Obama administration is using cagey language to hedge on its commitments.

However, after some maneuvering by Leno, his cagey manager, and NBC executives, Leno was named host of Tonight.

He would be cagey enough to stay ignorant of any overt strife or any other skullduggery that could be laid at his door.

It was wonderful how sort of patriotic and unselfish and religious and cagey he always was.

Theyve got Rawlings for a manager and hes one of the most cagey men in the game.

If they really have a ‘man wanted’ sign hung on him he would be too cagey to come around here today.

Cagey explained the situation, and from then on to train time, Hal was patted and petted and given dainties from lunch baskets.

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On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cagey, such as: circumspect, crafty, secretive, shrewd, wily, and careful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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