guardedly adv 1: in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: {conservatively}, {cautiously}, {guardedly}]
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. [1913 Webster]