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

Across the state, Blue Cross employs 1,113 people, and a little over 100 work fully remotely out of state, Rumbeck said by phone. —Rose Evans december 4, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

Further testing at the administration building is underway, and Bouchard says employees are working remotely or at other buildings for now. —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

This lets the robot open many types of real doors faster and more successfully than humans controlling it remotely. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025

Two years ago, engineers at Koç University in Turkey designed a battery free, smartphone controllable sensor device that can be applied directly to the surface of protein-rich meats like beef to remotely monitor their spoilage rates. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2