Antonyms for guardedly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : gahr-did |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr dɪd |
Definition of guardedly
Origin :- c.1500, past participle adjective from guard (v.). Meaning "reserved and cautious in speech, behavior, etc." is from 1728. Related: Guardedly; guardedness.
- As in cautiously : adv tentatively
- As in safely : adv securely
- As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly
- As in gingerly : adv carefully
- "It had some of the symptoms of a seizure," replied Sir Henry guardedly.
- Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
- "I don't go much on what Jim's wife says," put in Mrs. Gray, guardedly.
- Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
- They conversed hurriedly and guardedly, as if they mistrusted each other.
- Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
- Then the Governor took him, guardedly enough, into his confidence.
- Extract from : « John Corwell, Sailor And Miner; and, Poisonous Fish » by Louis Becke
- "And surely the Shining One is jealous of his own honor," said Constans, guardedly.
- Extract from : « The Doomsman » by Van Tassel Sutphen
- She opened it guardedly, and looked earnestly into the face of the stranger.
- Extract from : « True to His Home » by Hezekiah Butterworth
- He opened it guardedly, and his face fell as he pondered the verse.
- Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson
- He looked at her guardedly with a quick narrowing of the eyes.
- Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson
- Her quick wits held it off guardedly for bewildered inspection.
- Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson
- “Wally is the nicest person in our family,” she said guardedly.
- Extract from : « The Cricket » by Marjorie Cooke
Synonyms for guardedly
- anxiously
- attentively
- carefully
- cautiously
- charily
- circumspectly
- concernedly
- conscientiously
- correctly
- daintily
- deliberately
- delicately
- dependably
- discreetly
- exactly
- faithfully
- fastidiously
- fully
- gingerly
- guardedly
- harmlessly
- heedfully
- hesitantly
- honorably
- in detail
- laboriously
- meticulously
- particularly
- precisely
- providently
- prudently
- punctiliously
- regardfully
- reliably
- reluctantly
- rigorously
- safely
- scrupulously
- slowly
- solicitously
- squeamishly
- suspiciously
- thoroughly
- thoughtfully
- timidly
- trustily
- uprightly
- vigilantly
- warily
- watchfully
- with forethought
- with reservations
- with safety
- without danger
- without harm
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