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

The mining company … has 71 immense ore trucks rumbling around iron mines in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia that are guided remotely from an office in Perth, 930 miles away.

—Michelle Innis

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

According to the company, five vulnerabilities were eventually fixed, including the use of plaintext passwords and the ability to remotely access and interact with the Bluvoyix platform. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026

Recent research has shown that satellites can now use AI to control their orientation in space without human input, reducing the time, cost and operational burden of directing them remotely. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026

During Wednesday morning's hearing, the former detainees testified remotely from their home countries using translators and only their initials to protect their identities. —Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026

The program generates questions for outreach workers to ask patients and then suggests diagnoses, medical tests and even medication, which a human doctor then signs off on remotely. —Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2