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briefly

/br/i/fl/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adverb

  1. for a short time

    adv.all

    Examples
    She visited him briefly.
    Was briefly associated with IBM.
    Synonyms awhile for a while shortly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. in a concise manner; in a few words

    adv.all

    Examples
    She replied briefly.
    Briefly, we have a problem.
    Synonyms concisely in brief in short shortly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Concisely; in few words.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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