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GINGERLY
Definition of GINGERLY
adverb
In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
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Where it comes from
The second element is -ly; the first element may be Anglo-Norman gençur or Old French gençor, gensor, comparative forms (also attested as positives) of gent (“beautiful, noble, pleasant, courteous”). The Oxford English Dictionary notes, however, that there is a gap of a few centuries between the last appearance of gençor, etc., and the first appearance of gingerly. The adjective is derived from the adverb, possibly because -ly is also a suffix forming adjectives.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GINGERLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 76 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GINGERLY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGGILNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Words that start GINGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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