gin ‧ ger ‧ ly /ˈdʒɪndʒəli $ -ər-/ BrE AmE adverb , adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old French gensor 'more small and graceful' , from gent 'born into high rank, small and graceful' ]
if you move gingerly, or touch something gingerly, you do it in a slow careful way, because you are afraid it will be dangerous or painful SYN carefully :
He gingerly felt his way along the dark tunnel.