guardedly

C2 Topic:Law & Government
US /ˈgɑːrdɪdli/
adv Freq #186436

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a cautious and reserved manner

    They guardedly responded to the question.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a guarded manner.

    The DfT states guardedly: "Subject to future decisions, this first phase of the Rail Hub could be completed by the early 2030s.".

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a cautious and reserved... cautiously

Etymology

From guarded + -ly.

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