undistantly
English
Adverb
undistantly (not comparable)
- To a degree that is not distant; closely.
- 1915, Richard Dehan, The Man of Iron (page 191)
- They were very big hands, and as Mr. Knewbit held them up side by side, with the palms toward his young shaver, they not undistantly resembled a pair of decent-sized flatfish.
- 1967, The Little Review (volume 1, page 43)
- A man not undistantly related to me by marriage confessed the other day that he was fondest of stories telling of castaways on desert islands.
- 1915, Richard Dehan, The Man of Iron (page 191)
Usage notes
- As shown in the citations, where "not undistantly" appears to mean "closely; not distantly", this word may be confused with "not unlike" or similar phrases.