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

Her father , a senior vice president for a global staffing firm, can work remotely, freeing him to ferry his daughter to games and practices. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024

The Biden administration will finally allow Cuba’s independent entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the United States remotely from the island, among other measures to support the private sector on the island that were halted for months due to objections from Congress. —Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2