Associations to the word «Gingerly»

Wiktionary

GINGERLY, adverb. Gently; in a delicate or cautious manner.
GINGERLY, adjective. Very careful or cautious.

Dictionary definition

GINGERLY, adverb. In a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket".
GINGERLY, adjective. With extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King