What is the meaning of cagey?

adjective

  • Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
    • usage: "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
  • Characterized by great caution and wariness.
    • usage: "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
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