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gingerly

Gingerly describes something done carefully and cautiously. (adverb)

When you carefully place an expensive vase down on a table, this is an example of putting the vase down gingerly.

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See gingerly in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See gingerly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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