Englishgingerly
adverb
he stepped gingerly on to the ice:
cautiously, carefully, with caution, with care, circumspectly, delicately, warily, charily, guardedly, prudently, judiciously, on one's guard, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, suspiciously, attentively, heedfully, watchfully, vigilantly, observantly, alertly, cannily;
hesitantly, timidly, timorously.
▷antonyms carelessly; recklessly.
gingerly Oxford Dictionary of English