remotely, adv.
(rɪˈməʊtlɪ)
[f. remote a.]
1. In a remote manner; distantly; in a far-off degree.
| 1598 Florio, Rimotamente, remotely, separately. 1617 Moryson Itin. ii. 51 The Glynnes..being in the hands of the Obyrnes and O Tooles (and more remotely of the Cauanaghs). a 1676 Hale Prim. Orig. Man. i. iv. (1677) 104 The most remotely distant Man in that vast Period of Eternity. 1768 Tucker Lt. Nat. I. ii. 379 We have..found that all our motives derive either immediately or remotely from our own satisfaction and complacence of mind. 1802 A. Hamilton Wks. (1886) VII. 248 Every attempt to do this, is, remotely, a stab at the union of these States. 1875 Whitney Life Lang. ii. 8 Among..remotely kindred or wholly unrelated dialects. |
2. † a. To, from, or at a (great) distance. Obs.
| 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 294 It is commonly opinioned..that the Earth was thinly inhabited, at least not remotely planted before the Floud. 1685 Travestin Siege Newheusel 27 For this reason, whilst we battered them remotely, they valued us not. 1750 Johnson Rambler No. 14 ¶16 Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples,..and imagine it the residence of splendor. |
b. At or from a distance (not necessarily great). Freq. in comb. with a ppl. forming an adj.
| 1957 Railway Mag. Nov. 758/2 The remotely-controlled signalbox, normally unstaffed, is retained. 1967 Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems 1967–68 122 Take-off (4 hp continuous) for remotely-driven accessory box. 1971 Physics Bull. July 395/3 The appropriate parts of the projector are light proof and the shutter is operated remotely so that photographic records may be taken in a lit room. 1973 BBC Handbk. 1974 246/2 The network control rooms handle..remotely controlled studios, such as the news studio at Westminster. |