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Definition of unguarded adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unguarded

adjective
 
/ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd/
 
/ʌnˈɡɑːrdɪd/
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  1. not protected or watched
    • The museum was unguarded at night.
    • an unguarded fire (= that has nothing to stop people from burning themselves on it)
  2. (of a remark, look, etc.) said or done carelessly, at a time when you are not thinking about the effects of your words or are not paying attention
    • an unguarded remark
    • It was something I'd let out in an unguarded moment.
    compare guarded
See unguarded in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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