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1 powściągliwie
adj. grad. guardedly, cautiously- zachowywać się powściągliwie to behave cautiously, to act with restraint- uśmiechać się powściągliwie to smile guardedly- wypowiadać powściągliwie swoje sądy to express one’s opinions in a guarded way, to be careful in formulating one’s opinions- wyrażał się o niej powściągliwie he was guarded in his remarks about her, he was unforthcoming about her* * *adv.aloofly, reservedly, restrainedly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > powściągliwie
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2 oględnie
adv. grad. cautiously- sztuka była, oględnie mówiąc, nie najlepsza the play wasn’t that great, to put it mildly- powiedz mu o tym oględnie break it to him gently, tell him about it in a diplomatic way* * *adv.1. (= ostrożnie) guardedly, delicately.2. (= umiarkowanie) moderately.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > oględnie
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guardedly — guarded UK US /ˈgɑːdɪd/ adjective ► careful not to give too much information or show how you really feel: »a guarded response »Conversation on the trading floor tends to be polite but guarded. ► protected from being known, found, harmed, or taken … Financial and business terms
guardedly — adv. Guardedly is used with these adjectives: ↑optimistic Guardedly is used with these verbs: ↑reply … Collocations dictionary
guardedly — guarded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cautious and having possible reservations. DERIVATIVES guardedly adverb … English terms dictionary
Guardedly — Guarded Guard ed, a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. {Guard edly}, adv. {Guard ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guardedly — adverb see guarded … New Collegiate Dictionary
guardedly — See guarded. * * * … Universalium
guardedly — adverb In a guarded manner … Wiktionary
guardedly — adv. in a guarded manner; cautiously; carefully … English contemporary dictionary
guardedly — guard·ed·ly … English syllables
guardedly — See: guarded … English dictionary
guardedly — adverb in a conservative manner we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000. • Syn: ↑conservatively, ↑cautiously • Derived from adjective: ↑guarded … Useful english dictionary