English

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Adverb

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undistantly (not comparable)

  1. 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.

Usage notes

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  • 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.