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CAGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cagy mean?
• CAGY (adjective)
The adjective CAGY has 2 senses:
1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
2. characterized by great caution and wariness
Familiarity information: CAGY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Synonyms:
Context example:
too clever to be sound
Similar:
smart (showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by great caution and wariness
Synonyms:
Context example:
a chary investor
Similar:
cautious (showing careful forethought)
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