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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 adv (= carefully) step, walk, touch → vorsichtig, behutsam; pick up, handle (sth dirty) → mit spitzen Fingern; (sth cold or hot) → zaghaft gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] adv → con circospezione, cautamente gingerly [ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ] adv → con circospezione, cautamente 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Taking a deep breath he placed one foot between the sprawled legs of the beast and gingerly raised the other to plant it upon the opposite side of the tawny body. He surveyed the prize; walked around it; smelt at it from a safe distance; walked around it again; grew bolder, and took a closer smell; then lifted his lip and made a gingerly snatch at it, just missing it; made another, and another; began to enjoy the diversion; subsided to his stomach with the beetle between his paws, and continued his experiments; grew weary at last, and then indifferent and absent-minded. They came forward, evidently still afraid of Montgomery, but still more afraid of my cracking red whip-lash; and after some fumbling and hesitation, some whip-cracking and shouting, they lifted him gingerly, carried him down to the beach, and went splashing into the dazzling welter of the sea. |
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