'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]