Talk:gingerly

Hardy appears to use this as an adjective in The Mayor of Casterbridge: "sallying forth with gingerly tread to the garden". Equinox ◑ 15:22, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Good catch. The OED does indeed recognize an adjectival POS for "gingerly," with the defn "Of manner of walking or handling: Extremely cautious or wary." -- WikiPedant 18:35, 28 April 2009 (UTC)