Gin'ger-ly, adv.
[Prov. Eng. ginger, brittle, tender. Cf. Ger. zimperlich, coy, cautious.] Nicely; cautiously; fastidiously; daintily. Dickens.
What is it you took up so gingerly? Shak.
[Prov. Eng. ginger, brittle, tender. Cf. Ger. zimperlich, coy, cautious.] Nicely; cautiously; fastidiously; daintily. Dickens.
What is it you took up so gingerly? Shak.