caginess

caginess
noun
(coll.) (caution) Vorsicht, die; (secretiveness) Zugeknöpftheit, die (ugs.)
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noun die Verschlossenheit
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cagi·ness
[ˈkeɪʤɪnəs]
n no pl (fam)
1. (secretiveness) Verschlossenheit f
2. (dishonesty) Durchtriebenheit f, Gerissenheit f, Cleverness f fam
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['keIdZInɪs]
n (inf)
Vorsicht f, Zugeknöpftheit f (inf); (= evasiveness) ausweichende Art
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noun
(coll.) (caution) Vorsicht, die; (secretiveness) Zugeknöpftheit, die (ugs.)
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n.
Verschlossenheit f.

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