remotely

adverb

re·​mote·​ly ri-ˈmōt-lē 

1

: to a remote extent

I could not guess even remotely what time it was.

—P. G. Wodehouse

I am grieved beyond measure that I should be, however remotely, a cause of this horror coming on you.

—Bram Stoker

2

: in a remote location

… had planned, for the afternoon, a visit to a remotely situated acquaintance whom the introduction of the motor had transformed into a neighbour.

—Edith Wharton

The remotely located house of worship survives unaltered from its original state …

—Virginia Department of Historic Resources

3

: without direct contact or control : from a distance

One wrong touch on the steering knobs (the machines are guided remotely from a control console on the surface) and the tunneler can start "porpoising": oscillating back and forth across the axis instead of running straight down it.

—Fred Hapgood

As a surgeon's remotely operated hands, they could assist in delicate eye or brain surgery; they could even cut your lawn—blade by blade.

—Michael Bowker

Examples of remotely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

States could also revise telemedicine laws, which sometimes bar out-of-state providers from treating patients remotely. —Lucy Tu, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025

Actions like, for example, enabling the device administrator permission, which can let an app remotely wipe your phone. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

For anyone remotely familiar with Superman’s origins, this must all seem like lunacy. —Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 July 2025

The box has both a manual display and buttons on the machine, as well as an app that's connected to your phone to adjust settings and monitor usage remotely. —Wired, Wired News, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2