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“unguarded” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unguarded
immunitus (unfortified): incustoditus (unprotected; of persons and things): sine custodiis (without escort). Unguarded words, etc., or words that escape from anybody in an unguarded moment, verbum, quod ex alicujus ore excidit or quod excidit fortuito, or quod aliquo imprudente excidit.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unguarded?
The usual Latin words for “unguarded” are immūnītus, incustōdītus, verbum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.