'Guardedness' definitions:

Definition of 'Guardedness'

From: GCIDE

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]