adverb
1. as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact (Freq. 4)
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she ventured cautiously downstairs
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they handled the incident with kid gloves
• Syn: ↑carefully
• Ant: ↑carelessly (for: ↑carefully), ↑incautiously
2. in a conservative manner
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we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.
• Syn: ↑conservatively, ↑guardedly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.