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

Some will be posted on-site while others consult remotely. —Joohee Cho, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024

As 2025 accelerates this transition from working remotely to returning to the office, one leadership skill may have stagnated from lack of use and needs to be revived. —Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.d., Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

Neither of those pairs came remotely close to being identical in any of the other stats. —Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2024

Many companies even require employees to use VPNs when working remotely. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2