distantly
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3.8
- adverb
- /ˈdɪstəntli/
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distante
- To think that we are even distantly related.
- distantly related
- distantly related species
- distantly related
An albatross and a Wren probably as distantly related to each other as a human and a goat are.
- An albatross and a Wren probably as distantly related to each other as a human and a goat are.
- Like is at this point, we're just so distantly related.
- When comparing moderately distantly related proteins or, or quite, quite distantly related proteins.
- One of these boys was Jodie's cousin and the other was related slightly more distantly to to Jodie's family.
Examples
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I felt his rivalry with me, but he seemed only distantly aware of his feelings.
Fiction book (2001) -
To cap it all, they were distantly related: Red Frame had married one of Florian's cousins.
Fiction book (1997) -
Like is at this point, we're just so distantly related.
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Then he looks at the dining room, visible distantly through an open kitchen door.
Fiction book (2002) -
But because they belonged to such distantly related orders, they also had plenty of differences.
Academic text (2009) -
However, at this stage, often fairly distantly related plants are able to hybridize.
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The heavy-set child smiled distantly and led everyone up the bank.
Fiction book (2002) -
Wampee: These Chinese fruits are distantly related to kumquats and other citrus.
Academic text (1995) -
Many valleys would have nearly identical environments but be colonized by only distantly related snails.
Academic text (1991) -
The wild dogs of Africa are a distinct species, only distantly related to domesticated dogs.
Antonyms
How Distant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distantly comes from distant, which is built from dis- meaning 'apart' and stare meaning 'to stand', so it gives the image of something 'standing apart'. That's why distantly means 'in a way that is far away' or 'only a little related'.