gingerliness

 [jin-jer-lee]  

gin·ger·ly

   [jin-jer-lee]
adverb
1.
with great care or caution; warily.
adjective
2.
cautious, careful, or wary.

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Origin:
1510–20; ginger-, perhaps < Middle French gensor, genzor delicate, pretty, positive use of comparative of gent gentle; see -ly

Related forms
gin·ger·li·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. cautiously, carefully, prudently.

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gingerly (ˈdʒɪndʒəlɪ)
 
—adv
1.  in a cautious, reluctant, or timid manner
 
—adj
2.  cautious, reluctant, or timid
 
[C16: perhaps from Old French gensor dainty, from gent of noble birth; see gentle]
 
'gingerliness
 
—n

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