gingerly

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G0129700 (jĭn′jər-lē)adv. With great care or delicacy; cautiously.adj. Cautious; careful: with a gingerly step.

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

gin′ger·li·ness n.

gingerly

(ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ) advin a cautious, reluctant, or timid manneradjcautious, reluctant, or timid[C16: perhaps from Old French gensor dainty, from gent of noble birth; see gentle] ˈgingerliness n

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(ˈdʒɪn dʒər li)

adv. 1. with great care or caution; warily. adj. 2. cautious, careful, or wary. [1510–20; ginger-, perhaps < Middle French gensor, genzor delicate, pretty, positive use of compar. of gent gentle; see -ly] gin′ger•li•ness, 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.Whitecautious - 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

adverb1. 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

gingerly

adjectiveTrying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, prudent, wary.

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小心谨慎地

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(ˈdʒindʒəli) adverb very gently and carefully. He gingerly moved his injured foot.小心谨慎地

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adv cautiously

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adj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error

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adj with extreme care or delicacy

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