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

Four years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to move their lives online, but many residents in Guadalupe lacked the proper internet infrastructure to work or study remotely. —Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024

Cervi lives in London, and Matar lives in Beirut; the three often work remotely, videoconferencing with one another. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

Washington Post Wealthy Americans working remotely are buying so much property on the French Riviera that home prices in the area have shot up between 15% and 20%. —Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024

The financial markets are not remotely suggesting that America is in decline – far from it. —Ron Insana, CNBC, 13 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2