undistantly

English

Adverb

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

• 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.