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| 1. | [ adverb ] for a short time | |
| Synonyms: | not_long | |
| Examples: | "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] in the near future | |
| Synonyms: | soon presently before_long | |
| Examples: | "the doctor will soon be here" "the book will appear shortly" "she will arrive presently" "we should have news before long" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | |
| Synonyms: | curtly short | |
| Examples: | "he told me curtly to get on with it" "he talked short with everyone" "he said shortly that he didn't like it" |
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| Related terms: | brusque brusque brusque | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] in a concise manner; in a few words | |
| Synonyms: | briefly in_short in_brief 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 | |
| 5. | [ adverb ] at a short distance | |
| Synonyms: | not_far | |
| Examples: | "the hem fell shortly below her knees" |
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| Similar spelling: |
Shortle shrewdly shortlist shirttail short_list Shurtliff Shurtleff |
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