The phrase "a slightly distant" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not very close, either physically or emotionally, in a nuanced way.
Example: "She had a slightly distant look in her eyes, as if she were lost in thought."
Alternatives: "somewhat remote" or "a bit detached."
One of the reasons why this has traditionally been difficult is that philanthropy was viewed as a slightly distant process, involving a rich person brandishing a cheque before departing into the sunset.
It's just a shame that it still feels like a slightly distant future.
A slightly distant, filtered voice hums and woos in the background and the drums trundle with the track.
The second operon (Tph_c18950-Tph_18980, Tph_c19070) also consists of cas1, cas2, cas4, additionally a slightly distant located cas6 and a gene coding for a Csa1 family protein.
Chatting face-to-face (or Skype) should only be used on relatives you really know, chatting over the phone is for a slightly distant but close relative, and email is universal.
He is a lean, reined-in man with a strong jaw, a drawling, slightly distant voice, and impatient, whirling hand gestures.
It's a cool, slightly distant record that channels strains of nostalgia — for the 1980s, for classic dance music — that are more au courant in rock than in R&B.
Ms. Settles has an easy smile and an undeniable, if slightly distant, warmth.
In its early life, the Tokyo was celebrated for a serene if slightly distant elegance.
The more moderate drop in perilymphatic signal in CSF-border vestibular schwannomas is then related to a lowered compression on neural structure by a less obstructive tumour, slightly distant from the IAC walls.
"At one point we even made these poor studio interns collect bones," says Yannis, who can switch in an instant from being reserved and slightly distant to an enthusiastic storyteller.
