gingerly

gingerly

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  1. varovainen

Esimerkkejä gingerly sanan käytöstä:

He gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a 'gingerly' twist.

Some governments have made 'gingerly' attempts to ease the lockdowns.

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gingerly

  1. harkitsevainen, huolellinen, varovasti.

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englanti

varovasti In a delicate and cautious manner.

He placed the glass jar gingerly on the concrete step.

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very careful or cautious.
1867, (w), Waiting For The Verdict, chapter 19 “The Valley of the Shadow”, published 1868 in The Galaxy magazine, volume 4, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_iugAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA223 page 223:
But, ther’s somethin’ in the very look and voice of Jeems Strebling, even in his gingerly walk, that riles all the black drop in me.
1886, (w), (w), s:The Mayor of Casterbridge/Chapter 45|chapter 45:
…penetrating cautiously into dark cellars, sallying forth with gingerly tread to the garden, now leaf-strewn by autumn winds…
2012, (w), Star Trek: The Next Generation — Cold Equations Book One: Persistence of Memory, chapter 28:
Several gingerly taps on her console fired clusters of modified probes into the maelstrom of the gas giant’s atmosphere.

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