| 单词 | cageyness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcageyness ˈcageyness n. (also ˈcaginess) the state or quality of being cagey. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness secrecy1423 secretnessa1475 privacy1624 uncommunicativeness1751 snugness1778 secretiveness1815 cageyness1950 1950 A. Lunn Revolt against Reason x. 112 The caginess of a Darwinist when cross-examined on his claim. 1955 Archit. Rev. 117 278/3 This is not the first London retailer to eschew the conventions of ‘cageyness’—of answering questions in the form that they are put but never volunteering information. < as lemmas |
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