Posted on 05/03/2006 6:33:26 AM PDT by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
gingerly • \JIN-jer-lee\ • adjective
very cautious or careful
Example sentence:
Simon held the soda bottle at arm's length after its shaky ride home on his bicycle and gave the cap a gingerly twist.
Did you know?
Etymologists take a gingerly approach to assigning any particular origins to this word. While it might have come from the name of the spice, there's nothing concrete to back up that idea. Another conjecture is that it's related to an Old French word, "gensor," that meant "delicate." That's because in 16th century English an earlier sense of "gingerly" often referred to dancing or walking with dainty steps. Not till the 17th century did it change to apply to movements that were cautious in order to avoid being noisy or causing injury, and to a wary manner in handling or presenting ideas. Not too surprisingly, given its "-ly" ending, "gingerly" is also quite often correctly used as an adverb. One could thus say that "Simon gingerly twisted the cap."
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
The second I saw you had posted in my pings, I thought to myself: "I bet Martin posted a hot pic of Ginger from Gilligan's Island."
On Iran, The U.N. acts so gingerly
They cower in a corner, quite cringerly
As their nuclear power
Improves with each hour
The mullahs are stealthy and ninja-ly
Happy day after primary day here in Ohio.
Yes, I'm gloating a little bit.
The machine actually can be beat.
My SIL told me blackwell won handily, congrats to you.
Ginger. My most favorite spice. it makes me think of the first rain after a long dry spell in Boise, when the ground smells almost like gingerbread.
And then, I flash back.
"Step gingerly, young one," my father used to say,
"and remember this sage advice my Grandfather Micky used to tell me when I was a young wild one: Each time you walk across the pasture, your feet should be a little cleaner
than the time before."
Wisdom does tend to teach you where the landmines lie, or else you are just being obtuse.
Nowadays, I eat Ginger Altoids. Sometimes, they keep me on my toes.
Pd me right O that he won.
Yes he did.
And in the treasurer's race the conservative knocked off the appointed incumbent who's a liberal who was handpicked by Bob Taft and the boys.
what, do they think no one's going to NOTICE???
Today I will be gingerly plying my way through mountains of clams and oysters and crabs today...........Annual Seafood Festival!!!!!!!!
hasta la vista!!!!!!!
Hu was quoted saying, how many divisions does the Vatican have?
I checked out that sick thread, but I am soooo innocent I do not know the meaning of MILF?? --so I came back to class.
mother i would like to...
'Never knew Lee was her middle name ... hmmmph
I googled it. Sad world. I am going to workout now....have a fun day everyone. It's too nice to be here at the computer. -so sorry for those of you who are not able to get out and enjoy the day. The sunshine is calling me. ;)
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