guardedly

1. 1.

   in a conservative manner

   “we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.”

   Synonymsconservativelycautiously

Questions about guardedly

What does guardedly mean?

guardedly means "in a conservative manner".

How many syllables are in guardedly?

guardedly has 3 syllables: guar-ded-ly. The stress falls on "guar". In IPA it is /ˈɡɑɹdɪdli/.

What is another word for guardedly?

Close synonyms include conservatively, cautiously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guardedly a common word?

guardedly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.