They were too distantly seated for any conversation.
Distantly, to her right, she could make out the town of Chiffa.
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
If you are distantly aware of something or if you distantly remember it, you are aware of it or remember it, but not very strongly.
She became distantly aware that the light had grown brighter.
This is the conversation she now distantly remembers.
3. graded adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you do or say something distantly, you do it without showing much emotion or involvement, for example because you are thinking about something else or because you do not care.
`Enjoy your travels!' the captain said, nodding politely but distantly.
4. See also distant
Examples of 'distantly' in a sentence
distantly
She glanced at her fingernails and wondered distantly why she hadn't painted them.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION
It was England, and the cuckoo called distantly across the fields.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
In other languages
distantly
British English: distantly ADVERB
Distantly means very far away.
They were too distantly seated for any conversation.