Gingerly
['dʒɪndʒəlɪ] or ['dʒɪndʒɚli]
Definition
(adj.) 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 .
(adv.) in a gingerly manner; 'gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket'.
Edited by Dinah--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.
Checked by Ives
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Cautiously, tenderly, carefully, daintily, fastidiously.
Editor: Rodney
Definition
adv. with soft steps: cautiously.
Checker: Tina
Examples
- Two of them took hold of my right leg very gingerly and bent it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Gingerly I drew a long-sword from the rack. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Professor Porter rolled over upon his stomach; gingerly he bowed his back until he resembled a huge tom cat in proximity to a yelping dog. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Laurie screwed up his face and obeyed with a gingerly peck at each little cheek that produced another laugh, and made the babies squeal. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Tina