gingerly

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Synonyms: gingery, gingelly, ginger, winterly, angerly, hungerly, niggerly, innerly, gingered, gingerol, gingers

Antonyms: gingery, gingelly, ginger, winterly, angerly, hungerly, niggerly, innerly, gingered, gingerol, gingers

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Adverb

1. In a [[cautious]] and [[delicate]] [[manner]]; (very) [[carefully]] or [[cautiously]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Chiefly of [[dancing#Noun|dancing]] or [[walking#Noun|walking]]: [[do#Verb|done]] with [[small#Adjective|small]], [[dainty]] [[step#Noun|steps]]; [[daintily]]; also, with [[excessive]] [[delicacy]]; [[affectedly]], [[mincingly]].

Adjective

1. Often of [[movement]]s: very [[careful]], [[cautious]], or [[delicate]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Often of a [[person]] or the way they [[move#Verb|move]]: [[dainty]], delicate; also, [[excessively]] delicate; [[affected#Adjective|affected]], [[mincing#Adjective|mincing]].

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