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guarded

[ gahr-did ]

adjective

  1. cautious; careful; prudent:

    to be guarded in one's speech.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. protected, watched, or restrained, as by a guard.


guarded

/ ˈɡɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. protected or kept under surveillance
  2. prudent, restrained, or noncommittal

    a guarded reply

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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲĻ· adverb
  • ܲĻ·Ա noun
  • -ܲĻ adjective
  • ɱ-ܲĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guarded1

First recorded in 1500–10; guard + -ed 2
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“It is a closely guarded family recipe that has been handed down through the generations,” Greif said, adding that focus group data showed the brand’s canned products were “just as good as homemade.”

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The Pope's body is guarded by members of the Vatican's Swiss Guard.

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Behind the main building on the compound, they found the smaller, heavily guarded, windowless structure made of brick and concrete where detainees were kept.

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First, the bureaucratic bottlenecks that the abundance Dems want to circumvent are closely guarded by progressive constituencies.

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But the Clippers couldn’t close out the game in the fourth after Leonard missed a shot while being closely guarded by Draymond Green, sending the game into overtime tied at 111.

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