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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gingerly \Gin"ger*ly\, adv [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf dial. Sw gingla, g["a]ngla, to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang.] Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. What is't that you took up so gingerly ? --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gingerly adj : 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.White adv : in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"
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