Gingerly

//ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli//

Synonyms for "gingerly" (69 found)

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Translations

36 translations across 18 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • внимателно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • предпазливо adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 小心翼翼 adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Danish

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  • forsigtigt adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • varsomt adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Dutch

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  • behoedzaam adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • voorzichtig adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Finnish

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  • varovasti adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

French

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  • doucement adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • précautionneusement adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Georgian

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  • ფრთხილად adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • წინდახედული adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

German

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  • behutsam adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • sanft adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • vorsichtig adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • zimperlich adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Hungarian

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  • óvatosan adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Italian

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  • cautamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Latin

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  • sēnsim adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Norwegian

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  • forsiktig adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • nennsomt adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • sirlig adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • varsomt adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Portuguese

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  • cautelosamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • cuidadosamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Romanian

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  • cu băgare de seamă adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • cu precauție adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Russian

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  • бе́режно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • не́жно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • осторо́жно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Spanish

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  • cautelosamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • cuidadosamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • delicadamente adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Swedish

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  • varsamt adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Ukrainian

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  • ніжно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)
  • обережно adv (in a cautious and delicate manner — see also carefully, cautiously)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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The opera singer tested her voice gingerly after recovering from throat surgery.

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Step gingerly.

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Walk gingerly.

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I have gingerly opened the post box each night waiting for the letter.

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