cagily
adverb uk/ˈkeɪ.dʒəl.i/ us/ˈkeɪ.dʒəl.i/
守口如瓶地,讳莫如深地
in a way that shows unwillingness to give information
Cagily, he said nothing. 他守口如瓶,什么都没说。
The caller asked - rather cagily - if we had spoken to Dad. 来电者讳莫如深地问我们是否和爸爸谈过。
See: cagey
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- She has cagily left the impression that she is more moderate than her husband.
- They laughed, cagily.
- I cagily posed my questions to the experts.