briefly

brief·ly

adv \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>

Examples of BRIEFLY

1. Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
2. Please briefly describe your experience.
3. 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

Related Words: aphoristically, sententiously; exactly, precisely; abruptly, bluffly, bluntly, brusquely; monosyllabically

Near Antonyms: redundantly, repetitiously

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Rhymes with BRIEFLY

chiefly