guardedly
adverb
uk/ˈɡɑː.dɪd.li/us/ˈɡɑːr.dɪd.li/in a way that iscarefulnot to give too muchinformationor show how you reallyfeel:
"I don'tknowmuch abouttheirprivateaffairs," said Melissa guardedly.
Headmits, guardedly, that he doesenjoywriting.
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guarded
- Asked if he has agirlfriend, Joe guardedlyresponds: "I like tokeepmyprivatelifeprivate."
- I havespokenof thesemattersvery guardedly, but thetimewill come when I will beabletotellyou all about it.
- He says he is guardedlyoptimisticabout thereforms.
Cautious and vigilant
- abundance
- an abundance of cautionidiom
- askance
- attentive
- attentively
- conservative
- conservatively
- diligence
- diligent
- discreet
- meticulous
- meticulously
- meticulousness
- mindful
- minutely
- sedulous
- sedulously
- slowly
- super-cautious
- super-conservative