Gingerly definition
Very careful; cautious.
adjective
In a very careful or cautious way.
adverb
Gingerly is defined as something done carefully and cautiously.
When you carefully place an expensive vase down on a table, this is an example of putting the vase down gingerly.
adverb
With great care or delicacy; cautiously.
adverb
Cautious; careful.
With a gingerly step.
adjective
Origin of gingerly
- Possibly alteration of obsolete French gensor delicate from Old French comparative of gent gentle gent1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- (1510) Maybe from Old French gensor, comparative of gent (“nice, kind, pretty”), from Latin gentius (“well-born”)
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