distantly

🇺🇸 /ˈdɪstəntli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɪstəntli/
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adverb
R

at a great distance

The mountains were visible, but only distantly through the mist.

R

in a not closely related way

They were only distantly related, sharing a common ancestor several generations back.

R

in a distracted or absentminded manner

He listened distantly to the conversation, his mind elsewhere.

translation

adv. at a great distance; in a not closely related way; in a distracted or absentminded manner