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.
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guardedly
adv : in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of
demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: conservatively,
cautiously]