different between unguardedly vs unguarded

English

Etymology

unguarded +? -ly

Adverb

unguardedly (comparative more unguardedly, superlative most unguardedly)

1. In an unguarded manner.
   • 1759, Laurence Sterne, chapter XIV, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume II:

     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 […]

   • 1920, E. F. Benson, chapter 11, in Queen Lucia^[1]:

     But Jane and Jacob are going to have quantities of champagne. Not tipsy, you understand, but at their best, and unguardedly appreciative of each other and us.

English

Etymology

un- +? guarded

Adjective

unguarded (comparative more unguarded, superlative most unguarded)

1. Having no guard or protection; vulnerable.

2. Displaying a lack of caution or thought.

Translations

Derived terms

• unguardedly