English Explanatory Dictionary

distantly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

At a distance.
In a distant manner; with detachment.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-distantly.wav

Word forms

distantly more distantly most distantly

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staēōder. Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distantly From distant + -ly.

Synonyms

aloofly

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