guarded

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdɪd/
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Verb

guarded

  1. simple past tense and past participle of guard

Adjective

guarded (comparative more guarded, superlative most guarded)

  1. Cautious; restrained.
  2. Watched over; supervised.
  3. (medicine, often euphemistic) Not favourable.
    guarded prognosis

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