Shrewd vs Cagey - What's the difference?
shrewd | cagey |
showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
artful, tricky or cunning
streetwise
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knowledgeable
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title=tEngland Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
* 1599 ,
wary, careful, shrewd
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=February 6
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham
, work=BBC
uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
As adjectives the difference between shrewd and cagey
is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while cagey is wary, careful, shrewd.shrewd
English
Adjective
(er)citation, page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}
- LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
Derived terms
* shrewdly * shrewdnesscagey
English
Alternative forms
* cagyAdjective
(er)citation, page= , passage=But with both sides in the Premier League's bottom three before the game began, the three points at stake made for a cagey match.}}