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gingerly
(redirected from gingerliness)

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gin·ger·ly  (jnjr-l)
adv.
With great care or delicacy; cautiously.
adj.
Cautious; careful.

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

ginger·li·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

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. ADJcauteloso
B. ADVcon cautela

gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒərli] advavec précaution
ginger nut ginger snap ngâteau m sec au gingembre

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

gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] advcon circospezione, cautamente
gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] advcon circospezione, cautamente

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


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