alertly vs gingerly

alertly

adv
  • In an alert manner; with alertness. 

gingerly

adv
  • In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously. 

adj
  • Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate. 

How often have the words alertly and gingerly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )