Hypertext Webster Gateway: "guarded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guard \Guard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarded}; p. pr. &, vb. n.
{Gurding}.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG.
wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See {Ward}, v. &
n., and cf. {Guard}, n.]
1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise,
attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to
shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by
attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.
For Heaven still guards the right. --Shak.
2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain
from acts of violence, or the like.
3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border;
hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guarded \Guard"ed\, a.
Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his
expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his
expressions were guarded. -- {Guard"edly}, adv. --
{Guard"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
guarded
adj 1: very reluctant to give out information [syn: {noncommittal},
{unrevealing}]
2: prudent; "guarded optimism" [syn: {restrained}]
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