a guarded response
»Conversation on the trading floor tends to be polite but guarded.
a carefully guarded secret
We are guardedly optimistic about the economy.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
guardedly — adv. Guardedly is used with these adjectives: ↑optimistic Guardedly is used with these verbs: ↑reply … Collocations dictionary
guardedly — guarded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cautious and having possible reservations. DERIVATIVES guardedly adverb … English terms dictionary
Guardedly — Guarded Guard ed, a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. {Guard edly}, adv. {Guard ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guardedly — adverb see guarded … New Collegiate Dictionary
guardedly — See guarded. * * * … Universalium
guardedly — adverb In a guarded manner … Wiktionary
guardedly — adv. in a guarded manner; cautiously; carefully … English contemporary dictionary
guardedly — guard·ed·ly … English syllables
guardedly — See: guarded … English dictionary
guardedly — adverb in a conservative manner we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000. • Syn: ↑conservatively, ↑cautiously • Derived from adjective: ↑guarded … Useful english dictionary
