guardedly
adverb
guardedly is spelled G-U-A-R-D-E-D-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, guardedly means “In a guarded manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in guardedly?
| Letters | 9: G-U-A-R-D-E-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is guardedly?
Guardedly appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce guardedly?
- US
Guardedly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-guardedly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of guardedly
- more guardedly comparative
- most guardedly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guardedly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a guarded manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does guardedly come from?
From guarded + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).