gingerly
In a cautious and delicate mannerIn a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
» Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
Том отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал. — Smoky
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2 sensesIn a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
He placed the glass jar gingerly on the concrete step.
behutsam, sanft, vorsichtig
бе́режноbérežno, не́жноnéžno, осторо́жноostoróžno
обережноoberežno, ніжноnižno
in a gingerly manner
(obsolete)Chiefly of dancing or walking: done with small, dainty steps; daintily; also, with excessive delicacy; affectedly, mincingly.
Examples
4 sentencesTom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
ruТом отрезал кусочек и осторожно попробовал. — Smoky
The opera singer tested her voice gingerly after recovering from throat surgery.
I have gingerly opened the post box each night waiting for the letter.
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. — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
The second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French gençThe 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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Forms
more gingerly, most gingerly| Comparative | more gingerly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most gingerly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb