/ ˈdʒɪndʒəli; NAmE -dʒərli/ adverb
in a careful way, because you are afraid of being hurt, of making a noise, etc. :
He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (in the sense daintily, mincingly ): perhaps from Old French gensor delicate, comparative of gent graceful, from Latin genitus (well-) born.