remotely

adjective, re·mot·er, re·mot·est.

1. far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
2. out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop.
3. distant in time: remote antiquity.
4. distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor.
5. operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine.
6. far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions.
7. not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war.
8. slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance.
9. reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial.

noun

10. Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
11. remote control(def 2).

adjective

1. located far away; distant
2. far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way
3. distant in time
4. distantly related or connecteda remote cousin
5. removed, as from the source or point of action
6. slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance)
7. (of a person’s manner) aloof or abstracted
8. operated from a distance; remote-controlleda remote monitor

adj.

mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus “afar off, remote, distant in place,” past participle of removere “move back or away” (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control “fact of controlling from a distance” is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.