- gingerly adv
- "This house is in good taste!" said Hansel and Gretel gingerly.
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gingerly adv
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gingerly — [adj] careful calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, dainty, delicate, discreet, fastidious, guarded, hesitant, reluctant, safe, squeamish, suspicious, timid, wary; concepts 542,550 Ant. careless, rash, rough, uncareful,… … New thesaurus
gingerly — (adv.) 1510s, elegantly, daintily, perhaps from O.Fr. gensor, comp. of gent dainty, delicate, from L. gentius (well) born (see GENTLE (Cf. gentle)). Meaning extremely cautiously is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] What is t that you took up so gingerly ? Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gingerly — adv. Gingerly is used with these verbs: ↑lift, ↑open, ↑pick, ↑place, ↑reach, ↑sip, ↑step, ↑touch, ↑tread … Collocations dictionary
gingerly — [jin′jər′lē] adv. [altered (after GINGER) < ? OFr genzor, compar. of gent, delicate (see GENT2) + LY2] in a very careful or cautious way adj. very careful; cautious gingerliness n … English World dictionary
gingerly — adv. & adj. adv. in a careful or cautious manner. adj. showing great care or caution. Derivatives: gingerliness n. Etymology: perh. f. OF gensor delicate, compar. of gent graceful f. L genitus (well )born … Useful english dictionary
gingerly — adv cautiously, charily, warily, cannily, carefully, heedfully, attentively; prudently, politicly, discreetly, judiciously, circumspectly; watchfully, vigilantly, guardedly, timidly, timorously, shyly … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
gingerly — [[t]ʤɪ̱nʤə(r)li[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something gingerly, you do it in a careful manner, usually because you expect it to be dangerous, unpleasant, or painful. [WRITTEN] She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands... I… … English dictionary
gingerly — gin|ger|ly [ˈdʒındʒəli US ər ] adv, adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French gensor more small and graceful , from gent born into high rank, small and graceful ] if you move gingerly, or touch something gingerly, you do it in a slow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gingerly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. carefully, prudently, timidly, charily, hesitantly. See caution. Ant., bold, rash. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cautiously, warily, suspiciously; see carefully 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv … English dictionary for students
