variants
also cageyness
1
as in intelligence
exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters
most consumers should possess sufficient caginess to see through that scam
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2
as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
the lawyer's celebrated caginess makes her the first choice of the hopelessly guilty
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Noun
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On the field, he’s relied on his intelligence and aggressiveness to seize a spot in the rotation at a position as talented and deep as any on the team.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Loni Anderson, the beloved actress who brought intelligence and charm to her iconic role as Jennifer Marlowe on the classic TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Women’s Sports will also feature networking opportunities and exclusive insights into the tools and platforms transforming the women’s sports industry.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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However, only 120 appear on Google Maps for the entire state, meaning finding the restrooms may require a bit more local insight.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Noun
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When Anthropic silently added additional weekly usage limits to Claude Code, power users were left befuddled, claiming the company’s calculation of usage was inaccurate.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The savings projected under Biden were even larger after including purchase incentives in the calculations.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Caginess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caginess. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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