`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : a cagey reply to the probing question. From Dictionary.com.
'Well, not exactly all the way' said Hagrid cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
They would share or cagily avoid sharing their plans. From Wordnik.com. [With Love and Laughter, John Ritter] Reference
“Uh, I can play jazz,” Mr. Hollenbeck said cagily. From Wordnik.com. [John Hollenbeck Only Looks Like a Jazz Musician] Reference
“He asked me not to say,” the staffer answered cagily. From Wordnik.com. [One Flight Up] Reference
He always stood in the same spot and glanced cagily around. From Wordnik.com. [Wolves Eat Dogs]
"I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage, sir," I said cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
“From people who know such things,” Koenig answered cagily. From Wordnik.com. [American Assassin] Reference
Re the rack comment, you need to pose that cagily like Rush might. From Wordnik.com. ["I've been fascinated... with the attention paid to me by people who really have not undertaken to understand how I succeed, how I define my success."] Reference
"I'm not sure I can approve that," the chancellor responded cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
"I have a few," Ms. Blond conceded cagily, adding that they were in perfect condition. From Wordnik.com. [I Have Michael's Glove! Should I Save It Or Sell It on eBay?] Reference
GM won't say exactly how much it's spending on the GM Experience, but cagily offers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Future of Automobile Industry Goes on Display in Detroit - January 8, 2000] Reference
Now he's aging cagily, not giving much away, stringing together predictable sentiments. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury Falling] Reference
'I'm afraid I can't discuss our long-term policy with regard to Earth,' said Danstor cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Of Time and Stars]
"I'm afraid I can't discuss our long-term policy with regard to Earth," said Danstor cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Reach For Tomorrow]
"Yes, the boy," he said cagily, not making it a question, so she wouldn't know that he didn't know. From Wordnik.com. [Fault Line]
I cagily followed the car across the bridge without incident. From Wordnik.com. [MP3Board.com] Reference
The polls, they say cagily, "did not meet international standards". From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
Some people cagily represented bidders in person and many more bid by phone. From Wordnik.com. [Bits] Reference
She's played the game cagily all along and now she's at the brink of taking the title. From Wordnik.com. [Reality TV Calendar Headlines] Reference
Asked about a possible conflict with assistant trainer Lee Beard, Mayweather cagily replied. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
Ergenekon has been cagily kept off the newspaper pages and TV news screens in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Red Ice Creations] Reference
He eyed Vaananen cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Queen]
"I dunno, Gus," I said cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
'Played ...?' she echoed cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Virgin]
“Research,” he replied cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Wendigo] Reference
Cleopatra cagily does not tip her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare]
Avender pictured him shaking his head cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Reiffeins Choice] Reference
"I might be," the old man said cagily. From Wordnik.com. [manybooks.net] Reference
"I'm thinking about it," Frank answered cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
Or not … Krafic words his answer pretty cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Cars] Reference
He smiled cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Alaskans on Palin, Themselves] Reference
Déprez responded cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The Blackstone Key] Reference
MacArthur, we feel, is moving cagily. From Wordnik.com. [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference
Flint asked cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Flint the King]
Bell, left behind, said cagily. From Wordnik.com. [Operation: Outer Space] Reference
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