gingerly








adverb

  1. with great care or caution; warily.

adjective

  1. cautious, careful, or wary.

adverb

  1. in a cautious, reluctant, or timid manner

adjective

  1. cautious, reluctant, or timid
adv.

1510s, “elegantly, daintily,” perhaps from Old French gensor, comp. of gent “dainty, delicate,” from Latin gentius “(well)-born” (see gentle). Meaning “extremely cautiously” is from c.1600.

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