cagy

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

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo que descreve uma pessoa cautelosa, desconfiada ou evasiva, que reluta em revelar informações ou em se comprometer, muitas vezes por suspeita ou reserva.

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.

   🇵🇹Astuto e interesseiro

   Sinônimos: calculatingcraftycunningmachiavellianopportunisticschemingslywily

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Cauteloso e reservado

   Sinônimos: carefulcautiousevasiveguardednoncommittalsecretiveshrewdwary

   Antônimos: carelessfrankguilelessincautiousnaiveopenrecklesstrusting