[adverb]Bombs exploded distantly (= far away) in another part of the city.If someone behaves distantly they behave in an unfriendly way.He looked at me distantly, as if he thought I was threatening him.If people are distantly related, they are related but not closely.
DISTANTLY
Meaning of DISTANTLY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012