guarded

For an actor who remains famously guarded despite being a tabloid staple, “Jay Kelly” is perhaps the closest a viewer can get to Clooney’s thoughts on his own fame this side of a memoir.

As guarded as Friedman and Roberts were, they couldn’t conceal the truth.

If I read the room right, there was a genuine, if somewhat guarded, sense of optimism from a welcoming crowd.

"Free speech is a British value - we've guarded it for centuries. But if you incite racist violence and hatred, that's not expressing concern - it's criminal."

Beijing has been much more guarded than Washington.