Distantly

dis·tant  (dstnt)

adj.

1.

a. Separate or apart in space.

b. Far removed; remote: distant lands.

2. Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone call.

3. Far removed or apart in time: the distant past; distant events.

4. Far apart in relationship: a distant cousin.

5. Minimally similar: a distant likeness.

6. Far removed mentally: distant thoughts.

7. Aloof or chilly: a distant smile.

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[Middle English distaunt, from Old French, from Latin distns, distant-, present participle of distre, to be remote : dis-, apart; see dis- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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distant·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

distantly - from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"