in a gingerly manner

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• gingerly — ► ADVERB ▪ in a careful or cautious manner. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great care or caution. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French gensor delicate , from Latin genitus well born …   English terms dictionary

• gingerly — [[t]ʤɪ̱nʤə(r)li[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something gingerly, you do it in a careful manner, usually because you expect it to be dangerous, unpleasant, or painful. [WRITTEN] She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands... I… …   English dictionary

• gingerly — 1. adverb /ˈdʒɪn.dʒər.li/ Gently; in a delicate or cautious manner. He placed the glass jar gingerly on the concrete step. 2. adjective /ˈdʒɪn.dʒər.li/ Ginger. ...penetrating cautiously into dark cellars, sallying forth with gingerly tread to the …   Wiktionary

• gingerly — adverb in a careful or cautious manner. adjective showing great care or caution. Derivatives gingerliness noun Origin C16 (in the sense daintily, mincingly ): perh. from OFr. gensor delicate , compar. of gent graceful , from L. genitus (well)… …   English new terms dictionary

• gingerly — adv. & adj. adv. in a careful or cautious manner. adj. showing great care or caution. Derivatives: gingerliness n. Etymology: perh. f. OF gensor delicate, compar. of gent graceful f. L genitus (well )born …   Useful english dictionary

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