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

Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025

The team, a diverse and remotely distributed group spanning Europe, Africa, and Asia, is committed to delivering high-quality links that drive real business impact. —Maria Williams, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025

Waymo robotaxis are astonishingly good at driving compared to humans, but that’s not even remotely good enough. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025

While many work remotely, the team maintains an office in Santa Barbara, where Smith first established a workspace in 1999. —Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2