 briefly |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] for a short time | |
| Examples: | "she visited him briefly" "was briefly associated with IBM" |
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| Related terms: | brief brief | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a concise manner; in a few words | |
| Synonyms: | in_short in_brief shortly concisely | |
| Examples: | "the history is summed up concisely in this book" "she replied briefly" "briefly, we have a problem" "to put it shortly" |
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| Related terms: | brief concise brief concise | |
| Similar spelling: |
briefless bravely |
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