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guarded definition

guarded (gär′did)

adjective

  1. kept safe; watched over and protected; defended
  2. kept from escape or trouble; held in check; supervised
  3. cautious; noncommittal a guarded reply
  4. ☆ serious and of uncertain prognosis a patient in guarded condition

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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