gingerly (redirected from gingerliness)

gin·ger·ly  (jnjr-l)

adv.

With great care or delicacy; cautiously.

adj.

Cautious; careful.

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[Possibly alteration of obsolete French gensor, delicate, from Old French, comparative of gent, gentle; see gent¹.]

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ginger·li·ness n.

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gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ]

adv

in a cautious, reluctant, or timid manner

adj

cautious, reluctant, or timid

[perhaps from Old French gensor dainty, from gent of noble birth; see gentle]

gingerliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gingerly - 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 cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
Adv.	1.	gingerly - in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"

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gingerly

adverb

cautiously, carefully, reluctantly, suspiciously, tentatively, warily, hesitantly, timidly, circumspectly, cagily (informal), charily I drove gingerly past the security check points.
cautiously boldly, rashly, confidently, carelessly

Translations

gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ]

A. ADJ → cauteloso

B. ADV → con cautela

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gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒə^rli] adv → avec précaution
ginger nut ginger snap n → gâteau m sec au gingembre

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gingerly

adv (= carefully) step, walk, touch → vorsichtig, behutsam; pick up, handle (sth dirty) → mit spitzen Fingern; (sth cold or hot) → zaghaft

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gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] adv → con circospezione, cautamente

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gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] adv → con circospezione, cautamente

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gingerly

adv gingerly [ˈdʒindʒəli]

very gently and carefully He gingerly moved his injured foot. versigtig بِحَيْطَه وَحَذَر внимателно opatrně forsigtigt; varsomt sachte προσεκτικά, απαλά cautelosamente, cuidadosamente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovasti délicatement בזהירות सावधानी से, आराम से oprezno, pažljivo, polako óvatos(an) hati-hati varlega cautamente 用心深く 매우 신중하게 atsargiai piesardzīgi; uzmanīgi hati-hati voorzichtig varsomt, forsiktig ostrożnie cuidadosamente de­li­cat осторожно opatrne previdno oprezno [] försiktigt, varsamt ระมัดระวัง çekine çekine 小心奕奕地 обережно سمبھل کر، احتیاط سے thận trọng 小心谨慎地