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distantly

distantly adverb: at a distance.

Adverb

distantly (comparative more distantly, superlative most distantly)

  1. At a distance.
    • The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn.
    • We could distantly make out figures dancing in the village square.
  2. In a distant manner; with detachment.
    • "What do you want?" she said distantly.
    • "Don't go," he implored. "I must," said Millie distantly.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 116
    Synonyms:
    aloofly

Synonyms of distantly

Forms of distantly

comparativemore distantly
superlativemost distantly

Origin of distantly

From distant + -ly.

Questions about distantly

What does distantly mean?
Distantly means at a distance.
What part of speech is distantly?
Distantly is an adverb.

Words near distantly in the dictionary

  1. distantiated
  2. distantiates
  3. distantiating
  4. distantiation
  5. distantiations
  6. distantly
  7. distantness
  8. distants
  9. distarch
  10. DiStasio
  11. DiStasios

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