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guarded(dictionary)

guarded (iou)



guarded adjective. E16.
[from GUARD verb, noun: see -ED1, -ED2.]
Trimmed, ornamented. arch. E16.
Defended, protected; having a guard or sentry. L16.
E. Johnson Dickens's friends knew about Ellen, although he kept her as closely guarded a secret as possible.
On one's guard; esp. (of speech, behaviour, etc.) careful, cautious, unrevealing, non-committal. E18.
M. Renault. A suitable smile which, without being exactly guarded, revealed nothing whatever. P. Ackroyd He sounded guardedwhether out of suspicion or embarrassment, it was impossible...to tell.
techn. Provided with a guard or guards. L19.
guardedly adverb cautiously (earlier in UNGUARDEDLY) L18.
guardedness noun cautiousness E19.