adj.
Pronunciation: ' gär-d ə d
Function: adjective
Date: 1709
1 : CAUTIOUS , CIRCUMSPECT
2 : being an extremely serious condition with uncertain outcome <was in guarded condition after the crash>
– guard · ed · ly adverb
– guard · ed · ness noun
adj.
Pronunciation: ' gär-d ə d
Function: adjective
Date: 1709
1 : CAUTIOUS , CIRCUMSPECT
2 : being an extremely serious condition with uncertain outcome <was in guarded condition after the crash>
– guard · ed · ly adverb
– guard · ed · ness noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012