briefly
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adverb \ˈbrē-flē\Definition of BRIEFLY
1
a : in a brief way <briefly mentioned> b : in brief <the food, briefly, was awful>
2
: for a short time <briefly married>
See Examples of BRIEFLY
- Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
- Please briefly describe your experience.
- We briefly considered canceling the trip.
First Known Use of BRIEFLY
14th century
Related to BRIEFLY
- Synonyms
- shortly, compactly, concisely, crisply, curtly, elliptically, laconically, pithily, succinctly, summarily, tersely
- Antonyms
- diffusely, long-windedly, verbosely, wordily
Rhymes with BRIEFLY
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