gingerly vs shyly

gingerly

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

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

shyly

adv
  • In a shy manner. 

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