English Explanatory Dictionary

briefly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a brief manner, summarily.
  2. For a brief period.
  3. To be brief, in short.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹiːfli/ en-us-briefly.ogg

Word forms

briefly more briefly most briefly

Etymology

From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.

Synonyms

summarily temporarily transiently in summarization concisely tout court in short in a word to sum up fleetingly
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