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[ US /ˈdʒɪndʒɝɫi/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈɪnd‍ʒəli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. with extreme care or delicacy
    the issue was handled only in a gingerly way
    they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones
ADVERB
  1. in a gingerly manner
    gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket

How To Use gingerly In A Sentence

  • The snake charmer reached out gingerly to touch the snake in his basket.
  • Gingerly, she lets the sharp end of the ice glide over his jaw.
  • He let her hand dally on his chest, and while it did so he gingerly pulled at the tuck of his towel. EVERVILLE
  • She gingerly pulled the rope of pearls out of the box, staring at them in disbelief, as if she expected them to disappear any moment.
  • But I saw that fiction--he pronounced the word gingerly, as though it were something dangerous--is perhaps not, as I had thought, merely an inducement to idleness and wicked fancy. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
  • Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks.
  • Over a ton of weight was then lifted gingerly out of the soil by a crane.
  • Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.
  • I flushed and shook her hand gingerly, hoping I wasn't perspiring too heavily.
  • I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand gingerly and turned back to Trey, watching the rain droplets splash on his face.
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