distantly

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distantly

adverb more distantly · most distantly

  1. At a distance. The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn.
  2. In a distant manner; with detachment. "What do you want?" she said distantly.

    Similar: aloofly

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adv in a distant manner

Portuguêsde longe
Deutschentfernt

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@misc{distantly_2026,
  title = {distantly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distantly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}