distancingly en · ADV
Etymology
From distancing + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to distance oneself.
“Personal stuff” is “smoke,” Kate tells Jamie, trying to sound distancingly in control.
2007 August 5, Liesl Schillinger, “The Boy Next Door”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more distancingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most distancingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |