Definition of Guarded

1. Adjective. Prudent. "Guarded optimism"

Exact synonyms: Restrained
Similar to: Cautious

Definition of Guarded

1. a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded.

Definition of Guarded

1. Verb. (past of ''guard'') ¹

2. Adjective. Cautious; restrained. ¹

3. Adjective. Watched over; supervised. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Guarded

1. guard [v] - See also: guard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guarded

guard of honor
guard of honour
guard rail
guard rails
guard ship
guard station
guard stations
guardable
guardage
guardages
guardant
guardant(ip)
guardants
guarddog
guarddogs
guarded (current term)
guarded rights
guardedly
guardedness
guardednesses
guardee
guardees
guardenage
guarder
guarders
guardfish
guardful
guardhouse
guardhouses
guardian

Literary usage of Guarded

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"From the port of Boulogne, he sailed over to Britain, persuaded the legion, and the auxiliaries which guarded that island, to embrace his party, ..."

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