Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gingerly \Gin"ger*ly\, adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender;
   cf. dial. Sw. gingla, g["a]ngla, to go gently, totter, akin
   to E. gang.]
   Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.

         What is't that you took up so gingerly ? --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

gingerly
     adj : with extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly
           footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was
           handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White
     adv : in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the
           blanket"