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Definition of distantly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

distantly

adverb
 
/ˈdɪstəntli/
 
/ˈdɪstəntli/
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  1. far away in space or time
    • Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the sound of the sea.
  2. not closely
    • We're distantly related.
    • The way I speak only distantly resembles the way I write.
  3. in a way that does not show real emotion because you are thinking about something else
    • Holly smiled distantly.
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