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   Guard·ed

   /ˈɡärdəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. cautious and having possible reservations: "he has given a guarded welcome to the idea" Similar cautiouscarefulcircumspectwarycharyreluctantnoncommittalreticentrestrainedreservedcontrolledmoderatediscreetunrevealingvaguediplomaticprudentpolitictactfulwith reservationsinformal:cageyleeryOpposite revealingobvious
   • ▪ (of a person's medical condition) serious and of uncertain outcome: "the surviving crewman was in stable but guarded condition"

   Derivatives

   • 1. guardedly adverb
   • 2. guardedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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