"distantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more distantly [comparative], most distantly [superlative]
Etymology: distant + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distant|ly}} distant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} distantly (comparative more distantly, superlative most distantly)
  1. At a distance.
    Sense id: en-distantly-en-adv-6KSzST1u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sundanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Sundanese translations: 87 13
  2. In a distant manner; with detachment. Translations (in a distant manner): distance (Esperanto), entfernt (German), de longe (Portuguese), fad às (Scottish Gaelic), anggang (Sundanese)
    Sense id: en-distantly-en-adv-eiijbd8J Disambiguation of 'in a distant manner': 2 98

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