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unguardedly

unguardedly adverb: in an unguarded manner.

Adverb

unguardedly (comparative more unguardedly, superlative most unguardedly)

  1. In an unguarded manner.
    • As for great wigs, upon which I may be thought to have spoken my mind too freely—I beg leave to qualify whatever has been unguardedly said to their dispraise or prejudice, by one general declaration—That I have no abhorrence whatever, nor do I detest and abjure either great wigs or long beards […]1759, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XIV, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 2nd (1st London) edition, volume II, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], published 1760, →OCLC
    • Alas! in those acute moments, Milford snatched to his lip the poisonous cup of intoxication, and during that delirium, if her hapless form met his glaring eye, the hand of passion would unguardedly wreak its vengeance on the insensate object of his wrath, and thus execrating Hymen, and all his...1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XXII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, page 13

Forms of unguardedly

comparativemore unguardedly
superlativemost unguardedly

Origin of unguardedly

From unguarded + -ly.

Questions about unguardedly

What does unguardedly mean?
Unguardedly means in an unguarded manner.
What part of speech is unguardedly?
Unguardedly is an adverb.

Words near unguardedly in the dictionary

  1. unguaranteeable
  2. unguaranteed
  3. unguard
  4. unguardable
  5. unguarded
  6. unguardedly
  7. unguardedness
  8. unguardednesses
  9. unguarding
  10. unguards
  11. ungueal

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