cagey /ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/ adjective2 •Wary, careful, shrewd.We move like cagey tigers / Oh, we couldn't get closer than this — 1983 •Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.During a long interview about the startup, Bader and his co-founder Sean Dadashi were cagey about exactly how Ikaria works, as it’s still in development. — 2020 formscagier · cagiest