cagy

An adjective describing someone who is cautious, wary, or reluctant to reveal information, often due to suspicion or discretion.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das eine Person beschreibt, die vorsichtig, zurückhaltend oder misstrauisch ist und nur ungern Informationen preisgibt.

1. Shrewd and self-interested C1 informal american

   Showing a clever, often self-serving, approach in dealings with others; marked by a sharp awareness of one's own interests.

   • The cagy negotiator secured a deal that heavily favored his company.
   • She gave a cagy smile, knowing she had the upper hand.
   • His cagy remarks hinted at a hidden agenda.

   🇩🇪Gerissen und berechnend

   Synonyme: calculatingcraftycunningmachiavellianopportunisticschemingslywily

   Antonyme: guilelessingenuousnaiveunsophisticated

2. Cautious and wary C1 informal american

   Characterized by extreme caution and a reluctance to reveal information or commit to a course of action.

   • The politician remained cagy about his future plans.
   • She was cagy with her answers, avoiding any direct statements.
   • Investors are being cagy in the current volatile market.

   🇩🇪Vorsichtig und wachsam

   Synonyme: carefulcautiousevasiveguardednoncommittalsecretiveshrewdwary

   Antonyme: carelessfrankguilelessincautiousnaiveopenrecklesstrusting