gingerly
adverb
[ ˈdʒɪndʒəli ]
• in a careful or cautious manner.
• "Jackson sat down very gingerly"
Similar:
cautiously,
carefully,
with caution,
with care,
circumspectly,
delicately,
warily,
charily,
guardedly,
prudently,
judiciously,
on one's guard,
on the alert,
on the lookout,
on the qui vive,
suspiciously,
attentively,
heedfully,
watchfully,
vigilantly,
observantly,
alertly,
cannily,
hesitantly,
timidly,
timorously,
gingerly
adjective
• showing great care or caution.
• "a gingerly pace"
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘daintily, mincingly’): perhaps from Old French gensor ‘delicate’, comparative of gent ‘graceful’, from Latin genitus ‘(well-) born’.
