cagey

Adjective
  1. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others (synset 300440992)
    "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
    similar to: smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
    same as: cagy, canny, clever
  2. Characterized by great caution and wariness (synset 300326517)
    "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"
    similar to: cautious - showing careful forethought
    same as: cagy, chary

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