ca·gey also ca·gy (k??j?)adj. ca·gi·er, ca·gi·est 1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer.2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer.[Origin unknown.]ca?gi·ly adv.ca?gi·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cagey (?ke?d??) or cagyadj, -ier or -iestinformal not open or frank; cautious; wary[C20: of unknown origin] ?cagily adv ?caginess, ?cageyness, ?cagyness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cag?ey or cag?y (?ke? d?i) adj. cag?i?er, cag?i?est. cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey manner; a cagey reply. [1890?95, Amer.] cag?i?ly, adv. cag?i?ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.