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Word entry · 7 letters

distant

Best crossword clue

"Beyond easy reach"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪstənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adinsttStarts with DEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. located far away spatially

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English distaunt, from Old French distant, from Latin distāns.

Used in a sentence

  • We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it. She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers. His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.
  • Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.
  • Any determination that a particular television signal is "distant" must, of course, be made with respect to its proximity to a specific local area, which we have termed the CATV community, […]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Beyond easy reach7 letters
02Far-flung7 letters

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