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

None of that would have been remotely possible before the creation of the cold chain. —James Sneed, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025

Comey, who testified remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, was charged with making a false statement and obstructing Congress. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025

This reality was not even remotely possible 15 years ago. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

On-prem refers to software that is hosted on a company's own servers, as opposed the cloud where it can be remotely accessed via SAP data centers. —Chloe Taylor,ryan Browne, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2