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guardful

guardful adjective: cautious; wary; watchful.

Adjective

guardful (comparative more guardful, superlative most guardful)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) cautious; wary; watchful
    Synonyms:
    on guard

Synonyms of guardful

Forms of guardful

comparativemore guardful
superlativemost guardful

Origin of guardful

From guard + -ful.

Questions about guardful

What does guardful mean?
Guardful means cautious; wary; watchful.
What part of speech is guardful?
Guardful is an adjective.

Words near guardful in the dictionary

  1. guardest
  2. guardeth
  3. guardevine
  4. guardevines
  5. guardfish
  6. guardful
  7. guardfully
  8. guardhouse
  9. guardhouses
  10. Guardia
  11. guardian

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