distantly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distantly From distant + -ly.
Meanings
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At a distance.
We could distantly make out figures dancing in the village square.
The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn.
I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing.
2014 August 20, Mark Potok, “What’s in a Name?”, in Southern Poverty Law Center:
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In a distant manner; with detachment.
"Don't go," he implored. "I must," said Millie distantly.
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 116:"What do you want?" she said distantly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more distantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most distantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
de entfernt (in a distant manner) · eo distance (in a distant manner) · gd fad às (in a distant manner) · su anggang (in a distant manner) · pt de longe (in a distant manner)