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REMOTELY
remotely
(adverb) to a remote degree; “it is remotely possible”
remotely
(adverb) in a remote manner; “when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
remotely (comparative more remotely, superlative most remotely)
At a distance, far away.
Not much; scarcely; hardly.
Usage notes
• When meaning "scarcely, hardly", remotely is generally used only in the negative; e.g, "not even remotely".
Source: Wiktionary
REMOTE
Re*mote" (r-mt"), a. [Compar. Remoter (-r); superl. Remotest.] Etym: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]
1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. Places remote enough are in Bohemia. Shak. Remote from men, with God he passed his days. Parnell.
2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. "All these propositions, how remote soever from reason." Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. "Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies." Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. "From the effect to the remotest cause." Granville. (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Separated by intervals greater than usual.
– Re*mote"ly, adv.
– Re*mote"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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