GINGERLY as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • with extreme care or delicacy
    Usage Example(s)
    • they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones
    • the issue was handled only in a gingerly way- W.S.White
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GINGERLY as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • in a gingerly manner
    Usage Example(s)
    • gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket
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