'Gingerly' definitions:
Definition of 'gingerly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"
adjective
With extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White
Definition of 'Gingerly'
From: GCIDE
- Gingerly \Gin"ger*ly\, adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf. dial. Sw. gingla, g[aum]ngla, to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang.] Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. [1913 Webster]
- What is't that you took up so gingerly ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gingerly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- calculating,
- cannily,
- canny,
- careful,
- carefully,
- cautious,
- cautiously,
- charily,
- chary,
- circumspect,
- circumspectly,
- considerate,
- daintily,
- dainty,
- deliberate,
- delicate,
- delicately,
- discreet,
- fastidious,
- guarded,
- guardedly,
- heedful,
- hesitant,
- judicious,
- leaving out nothing,
- mindful,
- nervous,
- noncommittal,
- on guard,
- overlooking no possibility,
- pawky,
- politic,
- prudent,
- regardful,
- safe,
- shy,
- shyly,
- slow to act,
- squeamish,
- tentative,
- tentatively,
- thorough,
- timid,
- timidly,
- timorous,
- timorously,
- unadventurous,
- uncommunicative,
- undaring,
- unenterprising,
- unprecipitate,
- warily,
- wary,
- watchful
Words containing 'Gingerly'
- Ginger,
- Gingerness,
- ginger up,
- Ginger ale,
- Ginger beer,
- Ginger cordial,
- Ginger pop,
- Ginger wine,
- Jamaica ginger,
- Race ginger,
- Sea ginger,
- Wild ginger,
- canada ginger,
- canton ginger,
- common ginger,
- crystallized ginger,
- ginger family,
- ginger nut,
- ginger rogers,
- ginger snap,
- powdered ginger,
- red ginger,
- shell ginger,
- stem ginger,
- white ginger,
- ginger grass oil,
- ginger-scented