Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Gingerly · Gin·ger·ly · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚli/ 01 adv. Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. 1. Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily. “What is't that you took up so gingerly ?” — Shak.