Usually means: Cautious, wary, secretive in behavior.
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  1. cagy: Merriam-Webster
  2. cagy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cagy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cagy: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. cagy: Wiktionary
  8. cagy: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. cagy: Dictionary.com
  10. cagy: Rhymezone
  11. cagy: FreeDictionary.org
  12. cagy: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. cagy, cagy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of cagey [Wary, careful, shrewd.]

Similar:
cagey, chary, Canny, cautious, smart, Clever, cabbagey, cottagy, cocksy, weasel-like, more...

Opposite:
open, candid, transparent, forthcoming

Types:
sly, tricky, crafty, cunning, guileful, wily, more...

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Similar:
cagey, chary, Canny, cautious, smart, Clever, cabbagey, cottagy, cocksy, weasel-like, more...

Opposite:
open, candid, transparent, forthcoming

Types:
sly, tricky, crafty, cunning, guileful, wily, more...



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