cagily
1cagily — cagey (also cagy) ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ uncommunicative owing to caution or suspicion. DERIVATIVES cagily adverb caginess (also cageyness) noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
2cagily — adverb in a cagey manner I don t know yet, he answered cagily • Syn: ↑circumspectly • Derived from adjective: ↑circumspect (for: ↑circumspectly), ↑cagy …
3cagily — adverb see cagey …
4cagily — See cagey. * * * …
5cagily — adverb In a cagy manner …
6cagily — adv. secretly, discreetly; cautiously, guardedly …
7cagily — ca·gi·ly …
8cagily — See: cagey …
9cagey — cagily, adv. caginess, cageyness, n. /kay jee/, adj., cagier, cagiest. cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question. Also, cagy. [1890 95, Amer.; CAGE + Y1] Syn. careful, prudent, leery, chary. Ant …
10circumspectly — adverb in a cagey manner I don t know yet, he answered cagily • Syn: ↑cagily • Derived from adjective: ↑circumspect, ↑cagy (for: ↑cagily) …