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

Helicopters were called in to exfiltrate the extraction force, while fighter aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft provided overhead coverage and suppressive fire. —Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026

Cignetti’s group has a businesslike demeanor that wasn’t remotely altered by Alabama’s reputation and history. —Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026

What would New Year’s Eve in Times Square be for the crowds there and people watching remotely without a couple of key ingredients? —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025

Diggs’s attorney, Michael DiStefano, appeared remotely in Dedham District Court on Tuesday to request that police documents in the case be impounded. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2