gingerly

gingerly is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.
2. adjective. with extreme care or delicacy- W.S.White

   "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"

   "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"

3. adverb. in a gingerly manner

   "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gingerly:

greyling

Common word forms

gingerlier

Words from these letters

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