unguarded

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNGU'ARDED, adjective 1. Not guarded; not watched. 2. Not defended; having no guard. 3. Careless; negligent; not attentive to danger; not cautious; as, to be unguarded in conversation. 4. Negligently said or done; not done or spoken with caution; as an unguarded expression or action.
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