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gingerly

gin·ger·ly

gingerly · more gingerly · most gingerly

рудий, імбирний

рыжий, имбирный

rot, rotbraun, rothaarig

Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicateOften of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.

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UK/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli/US/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚli/

» Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.

Том отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал.

Значення

значень: 2

Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.
(застаріле)Often of a person or the way they move: dainty, delicate; also, excessively delicate; affected, mincing.

Ще визначення

with extreme care or delicacy

Приклади

речень: 4

Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
ruТом отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал.
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The opera singer tested her voice gingerly after recovering from throat surgery.
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I have gingerly opened the post box each night waiting for the letter.
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Mary gingerly lifted the creature out of the box and placed it on the floor.
deMaria hob das Wesen behutsam aus der Schachtel und setzte es auf den Boden.
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Походження

The second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French genç

The second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French gençor, gensor, comparative forms (also attested as positives) of gent (“beautiful, noble, pleasant, courteous”). The Oxford English Dictionary notes, however, that there is a gap of a few centuries between the last appearance of gençor, etc., and the first appearance of gingerly.

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