guarded
adjective
cautious; careful; prudent.
guardedness
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a word derived from
guarded.
Example Sentences
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Thereafter, he became a self-described “crony and confidant,” despite McMurtry’s guardedness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
His warmth offsets Ridley’s performance of Fran’s awkward guardedness, and Robert’s persistence helps to crack her open — an uncomfortable but ultimately necessary process.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
And, of course, Gladstone’s exquisite way with guardedness and melancholy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
For all this guardedness, and all the “aloneness” she poured into “Death in Her Hands,” Moshfegh isn’t alone anymore.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Necho’s expedition probably did happen, but Herodotus’s guardedness suggests it added little to the store of Greek geographical knowledge.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
