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DISTANTLY
distantly
(adverb) from or at a distance; “dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
distantly (comparative more distantly, superlative most distantly)
At a distance.
In a distant manner; with detachment.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"tant*ly, adv.
Definition: At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
DISTANT
Dis"tant, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand.]
1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak.
2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.
3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith.
4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. Some distant knowledge. Shak. A distant glimpse. W. Irving.
5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
Syn.
– Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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