gingerly

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Adv

1. In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
2. (obsolete) Chiefly of dancing or walking: done with small, dainty steps; daintily; also, with excessive delicacy; affectedly, mincingly.

Adj

1. Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.
2. (obsolete) Often of a person or the way they move: dainty, delicate; also, excessively delicate; affected, mincing.

Koncepcje

ostrożnie

delikatnie

Synonimy

cautiously

carefully

cautious

fearfully

closely

forehanded

gingery

guarded

nervously

noncommittal

offish

prudent

qualified

reserved

timidly

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

wary

with great caution

chary of

canny

precautionarily

careful

chary

circumspectly

Tłumaczenia

précautionneusement

behutsam

voorzichtig

cauteloso

ihtiyatlı

yavaşça

yavaş

επιφυλακτικός

cautamente

behoedzaam

recatado

tedbirli

avec précaution

vorsichtig

doucement

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli/

Etymologia (Angielski)

The 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.
The adjective is derived from the adverb, possibly because -ly is also a suffix forming adjectives.