"evasive, reticent," 1896, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin. Earlier in English dialect it meant "sportive."
a cagey lawyer
a cagey avoidance of a definite answer
caffeic
caffeine
caffeinism
caftan
cage
cagey
cahier
cahoot
cahoots
caiman
Cain
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