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I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.
James Herbert

Meaning of "cagey" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAGEY

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAGEY

cagey  [ˈkeɪdʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAGEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cagey is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CAGEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cagey in the English dictionary

The definition of cagey in the dictionary is not open or frank; cautious; wary.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAGEY


biddy-biddy
ˈbɪdʒɪˌwɪdʒɪ
cabbagy
ˈkæbɪdʒɪ
cagy
ˈkeɪdʒɪ
cottagey
ˈkɒtɪdʒɪ
counterstrategy
ˈkaʊntəˌstrætɪdʒɪ
effigy
ˈɛfɪdʒɪ
elegy
ˈɛlɪdʒɪ
hypophyge
haɪˈpɒfɪdʒɪ
midgie
ˈmɪdʒɪ
midgy
ˈmɪdʒɪ
Murrumbidgee
ˌmʌrəmˈbɪdʒɪ
porridgy
ˈpɒrɪdʒɪ
prodigy
ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ
ridgy
ˈrɪdʒɪ
sagy
ˈseɪdʒɪ
squidgy
ˈskwɪdʒɪ
stagey
ˈsteɪdʒɪ
stagy
ˈsteɪdʒɪ
strategy
ˈstrætɪdʒɪ
syzygy
ˈsɪzɪdʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAGEY

cage
cage bird
cage cricket
cage fighting
caged
cageful
cagelike
cageling
cager
cagework
cageyness
cagier
cagiest
cagily
caginess
Cagliari
Cagliostro
cagmag
cagmagged
cagmagging

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAGEY

bogey
cabbagey
dingey
dogey
fogey
garbagey
gey
Haringey
kludgey
mangey
orangey
pogey
stogey
Young Fogey

Synonyms and antonyms of cagey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CAGEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cagey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cagey

Translation of «cagey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAGEY

Find out the translation of cagey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cagey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cagey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

守口如瓶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cagey
570 millions of speakers

English

cagey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपटपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كتوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скрытный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cauteloso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুচতুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méfiant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cagey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorsichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警戒している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조심성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cagey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thận trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறஞ்சொல்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिंजर्याचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurnaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cauto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostrożny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потайний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cagey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρυψίνους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cagey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cagey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cagey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cagey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAGEY»

The term «cagey» is normally little used and occupies the 110.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAGEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cagey

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3 QUOTES WITH «CAGEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cagey.
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Dennis Hastert
There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.
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Dennis Hastert
Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges.
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James Herbert
I'm very cagey about making friends, and I rarely do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAGEY»

Discover the use of cagey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cagey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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John Cage Uncaged Is Still Cagey
Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. The two texts that make up this book originated as talks Antin gave in honor of John Cage's seventy-seventh birthday.
David Antin, John Cage, 2005
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Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
Joe Archibald. Popular Detective, January, 1938. BIRD. CAGEY. A Fowl in the Hand May Be Worth Two in the Hedge, But Willie Klump Goes After Two Jailbirds with One Grindstone!
Joe Archibald, 2014
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Bird Cagey
Joe Archibald. got too friendly with it was chased out of the house. There are all kinds of insanity, aren't there Mr. Klump? Oh-h-h, poor Cornelius!” She covered her seamed map with one hand and waved the other in the air. “The butler now,”  ...
Joe Archibald, 2014
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Poker Tournament Formula
The typical cagey codger is grayhaired or bald,60 to80+years ofage.Ifhe's gota cap on, it says “VFW” or perhaps sports the name of the ship he served on in the Navy. But don't assume that just because a player fits that physical description that ...
Arnold Snyder
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The Hanging of Hiram the Hoss
Besides, old Aunt Cagey had moved in with her for the winter months, so she had given her side of the bed to the old woman. Polly slept on Will's side of the bed where she had always slept while Will was away. Aunt Cagey was not Letty's real  ...
Georgia Lucas, 2008
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Soil Survey Reports
The extensive Cagey soils are important in the agriculture of the areas where they occur. They have more rapid internal drainage than the Labounty soils but may not hold moisture so well during the dry summer. If it is desired, Cagey soils can ...
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Soil survey
The extensive Cagey soils are important in the agriculture of the areas where they occur. They have more rapid internal drainage than the Labounty soils but may not hold moisture so well during the dry summer. If it is desired, Cagey soils can ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1953
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Sea-Brothers: The Tradition of American Sea Fiction from ...
... and emphatic as are O'Neills. The name of Hallets main character, the fireman Cagey, and the many ways in which he dramatizes Cagey's imptisonment are cleatly repeated in O'Neill's emphasis on "cage" in his scene ditections, his text ...
Bert Bender, 1990
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Ethics and Theological Disclosures: The Thought of Robert ...
pose everything remains the same, except now (1) you are a member of a department headed by Professor Cagey; (2) President Peebrane asks Professor Cagey to recommend someone in your department for a similarly endowed chair;  ...
Guy Mansini, James G. Hart, 2003
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Michigan in Literature
Aboard the ship are Bartholomew Grant, the somewhat unscrupulous owner, and Cagey, the ship's stoker, who has been offered $1,000 by a gambler to see that Rutherford Taylor, Cagey's new and inexperienced assistant, is "accidentally" ...
Clarence A. Andrews, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAGEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cagey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pink Floyd Reunited With Roger Waters 10 Years Ago This Week
"The first meeting was pretty stilted and cagey," said Gilmour. "The songs that Roger wanted to do where not the same ones that I thought we ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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Lotus chief promises upcoming SUV will be true to brand
... American availability remains a question mark, and Lotus spokespeople have been cagey at best about plans to expand their US offerings. «Autoblog, Jul 15»
3
9 Surprisingly Conservative Hollywood Celebrities
Aerosmith co-founder Joe Perry isn't at all cagey about his political beliefs or his stance on issues. He collects firearms, and in response to ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
4
Is Floetry Cooking Up New Music? Maybe Soon
A cagey Stewart added that, “a reunion tour is a great place to get cooking, though.” Here's hoping they get in that kitchen soon. Share This ... «Essence.com, Jul 15»
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Worst ever start to snow season
Ski resorts are cagey on exact visitor numbers, but Neil Thew says visitors during the current school holiday period have actually been up on ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Rugby World Cup: Mike Cusack eyes finals chance with Scots
Cusack is understandably cagey on his latest setback - an ailment he describes as "complex and quite rare" - but spending so long on the ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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UFC 189 preview: Five burning questions for 'Mendes vs. McGregor …
... Yves Jabouin -- in which he knocked "Tiger" out in the first round -- "Thominhas" is slated to battle yet another cagey veteran in Brad Pickett. «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
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Here He Comes
They are class loose forwards but Vito lacks extreme fire while Messam is in danger of over-playing the cagey old devil these days. The final ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
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Lisbon in Cagey Ruiz Plan?
Lisbon in Cagey Ruiz Plan? Are Fulham about to sell somebody only to see the player sold on for a higher price in the not too distant future? «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
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In search of boxer's hidden instinct, from within his inner sanctum
The first three rounds are cagey before Junior Granados, a toughie from Mexico, serves notice of his power by buzzing Conlan in the fourth. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

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