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

The couple spent the next four months caring for their newborn and working long hours remotely. —Shivani Vora, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024

West works remotely as a luxury travel concierge and content creator. —Cheyenne Devon,zachary Green, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024

Another unexpected miss stemmed from allowing an employee to work remotely — long before that was routine — to care for an ailing parent. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024

This is typically done with two parties connecting with an interpreter remotely in a single location. —Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2