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monosyllabically

adverb

as in briefly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monosyllabically
  1. briefly
  2. summarily
  3. concisely
  4. succinctly
  5. crisply
  6. shortly
  7. elliptically
  8. compactly
Adverb
  • Over 250 rodent droppings, no place to wash dishes and a paint brush used as a cooking utensil were among the violations that helped put 16 South Florida restaurants briefly out of business after state inspection.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The metro should dry out briefly Monday before another storm system moves in by midweek.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of briefly
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, Spanish law requires that unaccompanied minors remain under the care of the state and cannot be summarily detained or deported.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Tucker is forced to make emergency decisions that go against direct orders, which saves lives but gets his entire squad summarily dismissed from the Agency afterward.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of summarily
Adverb
  • Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Maybe Spain never quite produced a picture-book goal to concisely summarise their style and quality.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of concisely
Adverb
  • It could be summed up succinctly as The Notebook meets Eat Pray Love, but Morrison and Julia Cox’s (Nyad) screenplay give it its own alternating rhythms.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Siale succinctly said what everybody else was dancing around.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of succinctly
Adverb
  • This crisply cropped jacket from Theory is polished enough to wear to the office with suiting.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The players move crisply even though a walkthrough is designed to be a non-contact and slower-paced session built for strategy.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of crisply
Adverb
  • The La Verne blaze began shortly before noon Tuesday inside one of four 250-kilowatt-battery containers at the Metropolitan Water District’s facility on Wheeler Avenue, according to the La Verne Fire Department.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Lindstrom didn’t have any lines rehearsed or even a direction planned for his pregame speech when the Falcons surrounded him shortly before kickoff Thursday night at Lambeau Field.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Definition of elliptically
Adverb
  • The bike folds down compactly, and the wheels handily stay locked together thanks to a little hook.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • These lightweight headphones feature plush ear cushions and fold up compactly for runs, commutes, or whatever.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of compactly
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