cagey
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–adjective
cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey [reply] to the probing question.
Also, cagy.
—Related forms
caginess, noun
—Synonyms
careful, prudent, leery, chary.
—Antonyms
open, forthright.
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cagey (adj.)
means "sly, tricky, shrewd"
or simply "cautious";
most Standard users believe it should be limited to Conversational or Informal use, although a few consider it appropriate in all contexts.
So far, so good—for all the craziness, Joshua is still based largely on the power of suggestion and caginess as to which character is actually having the breakdown. But as Dad's hair grows progressively wilder and his speech less coherent, so does the narrative. Ratliff lost me with the introduction of a child psychologist who makes house calls and snap diagnoses. Still, it's refreshing to see a horror film based on adult anxieties: The terror of the baby cam can only be overcome by more terror.
see dingy
shrewd
gumption astute
serpent mercenary
obsequious sycophantic
effrontery shameless, impudence, presumption
impudent
imprudent
- Aug 01 Fri 2008 15:13
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