remote

adjective | re·mote
  1. a : far removed in space, time, or relation ancestors of a more remote degree

    b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate

  1. : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance

  1. a : not proximate or acting directly

    b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate

  1. : small in degree a remote possibility of paternity