remotelyadv.

Brit.

/rᵻˈməʊtli/, U.S.

/rəˈmoʊtli/,

/riˈmoʊtli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: remote adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < remote adj. + -ly suffix², perhaps originally after Italian remotamente (second half of the 15th cent.). Compare Spanish remotamente (16th cent.).

1. In a remote manner; distantly; indirectly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > in a remote manner

remotely1598

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > intimately or closely > remotely or distantly

remotely1598

eminously1657

distantly1682

long distance1905

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rimotamente, remotely, separately.

c1600 Timon (1980) iv. v. 66 Mustarde originally & proximely is obnoxious to the memory instrumentally & remotely.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 51 The Glynnes..being in the hands of the Obyrnes and O Tooles (and more remotely of the Cauanaghs).

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 104 The most remotely distant Man in that vast Period of Eternity.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxxvi. 379 We have..found that all our motives derive either immediately or remotely from our own satisfaction and complacence of mind.

1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress ii. iii. 43 The parties have the honour, remotely, to be allied to you.

1802 A. Hamilton in N.-Y. Evening Post 18 Jan. 3/1 Every attempt to do this, is, remotely, a stab at the Union of these states.

1841 J. F. Cooper Deerslayer I. ii. 38 The furniture was of the strange mixture that it is not uncommon to find in the remotely situated log-tenements of the interior.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 8 Among..remotely kindred or wholly unrelated dialects.

1899 Lancet 12 Aug. 445/1 Methods of remotely influencing puerperal fever by..saline infusion into the celluloid tissue, and intravenous injection of antiseptics, were not of much value.

1925 L. J. Vance White Fire (1926) 164 Use had accustomed her to the folk who ran the little inn tucked away so remotely in the pleated hills.

1963 E. Wilson Jrnl. July in Sixties: Last Jrnl. (1993) 267 The glorious past was no longer there, though remotely and unreally it hovered in the background in the anachronistic figure of De Gaulle.

1991 J. Mander In Absence of Sacred Introd. 6 The Indian problem today, as it always has been, is directly related to the needs of technological societies to find and obtain remotely located resources.

†a. From or at a distance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance

ferrenc888

farc900

longOE

afarc1300

yond13..

on length1340

alonga1382

adreigha1393

on dreicha1400

afar offc1400

far-aboutc1450

alengtha1500

distantlya1500

remote1589

remotely1609

yferrea1643

out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650

adistance1807

away1818

way1833

way off1836

way out1840

1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica xiii. 352 To calme himselfe, remotely from the throng (Retyerd alike) young Margareton stood.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 294 It is commonly opinioned..that the Earth was thinly inhabited, at least not remotely planted before the Floud.

1685 Mr. Travestin Acct. Proc. against Turks 27 For this reason, whilst we battered them remotely, they valued us not.

1710 E. Smith Poem J. Philips 10 The fainting Dutch remotely fire.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 14. ⁋16 Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples,..and imagine it the residence of splendor.

b. At or from a distance (not necessarily great) and without a physical connection (cf. remote adj. 3e). Frequently with following past participle forming an adjective.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > kept or placed at a distance apart

a-squarec1460

ysowndir1513

aloof1544

loof1558

aloof off?a1560

clear1600

large1670

abeighc1707

overhand1816

aloofly1891

remotely1897

1897 U.S. Patent 582,615 1/1 The invention comprises, broadly, a..remotely-controlled means for retaining the lock out of locking position.

1955 Sci. News Let. 24 Sept. 206/3 The movements of the magnet, showing what the stomach is doing, are ‘remotely detected’.

1971 Physics Bull. July 395/3 The shutter is operated remotely so that photographic records may be taken in a lit room.

1986 Electronic Musician May 10/3 It sure would be nifty to be able to remotely trigger the Eventide 969 Pro-Pitch Harmonizer preset delay.

1999 Risks Digest (ACM Forum) (Electronic text) 16 Dec. W95.Babylonia is a virus masked as a Y2K fix. It has the ability to update itself remotely.

2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 130/3 The insurgency developed and employed..remotely detonated I.E.D.'s.

c. By using communications technology, rather than by being physically present at a particular location. Cf. remote adj. 3f.

ΚΠ

1979 T. B. Kulka Spatial Restructuring of Business Organizations (Ph.D. thesis, McGill Univ.) 237 Working remotely rather than in centralized, centrally-located work facilities.

1982 MIS Q. 6 71 One implication of the professional workstation concept is that with ready access to a terminal and the necessary data online, as well as electronic mail, a professional employee could easily work remotely.

2002 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 11 July a6 Businesses sought to save costs and hassles by meeting remotely instead of traveling by plane for in-person gatherings.

2020 @CSIDorset 30 May in twitter.com (accessed 3 June 2020) Now some of the dust has settled, we can look further at ways to improve or make adjustments to the way we work remotely.

3. In the slightest degree, in any respect. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. remote adj. 8.

ΚΠ

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. vi. 159 And if any Discourse tended, however remotely, to raise the Idea of Love, an involuntary Sigh seldom failed to steal from his Bosom.

1783 W. Crawford Hist. Ireland I. iv. 14 The example of superiors, if there be any thing in it which even remotely may lead to evil, is ever attended with pernicious effects.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxiv. 315 Neither, by their report, had his dying words acknowledged, nor even remotely implied..the slightest connection, on his part.

1903 J. London Call of Wild iii. 73 Nothing, no matter how remotely eatable, had escaped them.

1950 Neurotica Spring 37 I no longer remotely resembled a ‘butch’ fairy.

2006 J. Whitty in Avenue Q i. 18/2 There wasn't anything remotely funny about the subject matter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	remotely
释义	remotelyadv. Brit. /rᵻˈməʊtli/, U.S. /rəˈmoʊtli/, /riˈmoʊtli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: remote adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < remote adj. + -ly suffix², perhaps originally after Italian remotamente (second half of the 15th cent.). Compare Spanish remotamente (16th cent.). 1. In a remote manner; distantly; indirectly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > in a remote manner remotely1598 the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > intimately or closely > remotely or distantly remotely1598 eminously1657 distantly1682 long distance1905 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rimotamente, remotely, separately. c1600 Timon (1980) iv. v. 66 Mustarde originally & proximely is obnoxious to the memory instrumentally & remotely. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 51 The Glynnes..being in the hands of the Obyrnes and O Tooles (and more remotely of the Cauanaghs). a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 104 The most remotely distant Man in that vast Period of Eternity. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxxvi. 379 We have..found that all our motives derive either immediately or remotely from our own satisfaction and complacence of mind. 1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress ii. iii. 43 The parties have the honour, remotely, to be allied to you. 1802 A. Hamilton in N.-Y. Evening Post 18 Jan. 3/1 Every attempt to do this, is, remotely, a stab at the Union of these states. 1841 J. F. Cooper Deerslayer I. ii. 38 The furniture was of the strange mixture that it is not uncommon to find in the remotely situated log-tenements of the interior. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 8 Among..remotely kindred or wholly unrelated dialects. 1899 Lancet 12 Aug. 445/1 Methods of remotely influencing puerperal fever by..saline infusion into the celluloid tissue, and intravenous injection of antiseptics, were not of much value. 1925 L. J. Vance White Fire (1926) 164 Use had accustomed her to the folk who ran the little inn tucked away so remotely in the pleated hills. 1963 E. Wilson Jrnl. July in Sixties: Last Jrnl. (1993) 267 The glorious past was no longer there, though remotely and unreally it hovered in the background in the anachronistic figure of De Gaulle. 1991 J. Mander In Absence of Sacred Introd. 6 The Indian problem today, as it always has been, is directly related to the needs of technological societies to find and obtain remotely located resources. 2. †a. From or at a distance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > at or to a distance ferrenc888 farc900 longOE afarc1300 yond13.. on length1340 alonga1382 adreigha1393 on dreicha1400 afar offc1400 far-aboutc1450 alengtha1500 distantlya1500 remote1589 remotely1609 yferrea1643 out of his (her, its, etc.) way1650 adistance1807 away1818 way1833 way1833 way off1836 way out1840 1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica xiii. 352 To calme himselfe, remotely from the throng (Retyerd alike) young Margareton stood. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 294 It is commonly opinioned..that the Earth was thinly inhabited, at least not remotely planted before the Floud. View more context for this quotation 1685 Mr. Travestin Acct. Proc. against Turks 27 For this reason, whilst we battered them remotely, they valued us not. 1710 E. Smith Poem J. Philips 10 The fainting Dutch remotely fire. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 14. ⁋16 Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples,..and imagine it the residence of splendor. b. At or from a distance (not necessarily great) and without a physical connection (cf. remote adj. 3e). Frequently with following past participle forming an adjective. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > kept or placed at a distance apart a-squarec1460 ysowndir1513 aloof1544 loof1558 aloof off?a1560 clear1600 large1670 abeighc1707 overhand1816 aloofly1891 remotely1897 1897 U.S. Patent 582,615 1/1 The invention comprises, broadly, a..remotely-controlled means for retaining the lock out of locking position. 1955 Sci. News Let. 24 Sept. 206/3 The movements of the magnet, showing what the stomach is doing, are ‘remotely detected’. 1971 Physics Bull. July 395/3 The shutter is operated remotely so that photographic records may be taken in a lit room. 1986 Electronic Musician May 10/3 It sure would be nifty to be able to remotely trigger the Eventide 969 Pro-Pitch Harmonizer preset delay. 1999 Risks Digest (ACM Forum) (Electronic text) 16 Dec. W95.Babylonia is a virus masked as a Y2K fix. It has the ability to update itself remotely. 2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 130/3 The insurgency developed and employed..remotely detonated I.E.D.'s. c. By using communications technology, rather than by being physically present at a particular location. Cf. remote adj. 3f. ΚΠ 1979 T. B. Kulka Spatial Restructuring of Business Organizations (Ph.D. thesis, McGill Univ.) 237 Working remotely rather than in centralized, centrally-located work facilities. 1982 MIS Q. 6 71 One implication of the professional workstation concept is that with ready access to a terminal and the necessary data online, as well as electronic mail, a professional employee could easily work remotely. 2002 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 11 July a6 Businesses sought to save costs and hassles by meeting remotely instead of traveling by plane for in-person gatherings. 2020 @CSIDorset 30 May in twitter.com (accessed 3 June 2020) Now some of the dust has settled, we can look further at ways to improve or make adjustments to the way we work remotely. 3. In the slightest degree, in any respect. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. remote adj. 8. ΚΠ 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. vi. 159 And if any Discourse tended, however remotely, to raise the Idea of Love, an involuntary Sigh seldom failed to steal from his Bosom. 1783 W. Crawford Hist. Ireland I. iv. 14 The example of superiors, if there be any thing in it which even remotely may lead to evil, is ever attended with pernicious effects. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxiv. 315 Neither, by their report, had his dying words acknowledged, nor even remotely implied..the slightest connection, on his part. 1903 J. London Call of Wild iii. 73 Nothing, no matter how remotely eatable, had escaped them. 1950 Neurotica Spring 37 I no longer remotely resembled a ‘butch’ fairy. 2006 J. Whitty in Avenue Q i. 18/2 There wasn't anything remotely funny about the subject matter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1598
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