a. [ F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand. ]
One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some distant knowledge. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A distant glimpse. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Distant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. At a distance; remotely; with reserve. [ 1913 Webster ]