- 1(usually in negative sentences) to a very slight degree synonym slightly It wasn't even remotely funny (= it wasn't at all funny). The two incidents were only remotely connected.
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- 2from a distance remotely operated Many people are working remotely.
- 3far away from places where other people live The church is remotely situated on the north coast of the island.
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