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also cageyness
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1
exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters
- most consumers should possess sufficient caginess to see through that scam
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2
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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“Caginess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caginess. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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