distancingly

So as to distance oneself.

Japanese Meaning

自分自身から距離を置くように

She smiled distancingly, stepping back slightly to avoid being drawn into the conversation.

彼女は距離を置くように笑い、会話に巻き込まれないようにそっと一歩後ろへ下がった。

Sense（1）

So as to distance oneself.

“Personal stuff” is “smoke,” Kate tells Jamie, trying to sound distancingly in control.

more distancingly

（ comparative ）

most distancingly

（ superlative ）