cagey

Etymology
Initially US colloquial, of origin. A connection with the behavior of caged prisoners (wary and closed-lipped) and caged animals (wary) has been speculated. If correct, then equivalent to.

Adjective

 * 1) Wary, careful, shrewd.
 * 2) Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
 * 1) Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
 * 1) Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, zdrženlivý
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: tajnůstkářský
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Maori: whakatōngā


 * German:
 * Icelandic:, slunginn, aðgætinn og kænn, út undir sig
 * Norwegian: avvisende,