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Gingerly
Gin"ger*ly\, adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf. dial. Sw. gingla, g["a]ngla, to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang.] Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. What is't that you took up so gingerly ? --Shak.
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Language Translation for : gingerly
Spanish:
cautelosamente, cuidadosamente,
German:
sachte,
Japanese:
用心深く
gingerly
1519, "elegantly, daintily," perhaps from O.Fr. gensor, comp. of gent "dainty, delicate," from L. gentius "(well)-born." Meaning "extremely cautiously" is from 1607.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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