Definition of briefly
1a : in a brief way briefly mentionedb : in brief the food, briefly, was awful
2 : for a short time briefly married
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Examples of briefly in a Sentence
Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.
Please briefly describe your experience.
We briefly considered canceling the trip.
First Known Use of briefly
13th century
BRIEFLY Defined for English Language Learners
briefly
playDefinition of briefly for English Language Learners
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: in only a few words : in a brief way
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: for a short period of time
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