briefly Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb for a short time
- she visited him briefly
- was briefly associated with IBM
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adverb in a concise manner; in a few words
in brief; shortly; concisely; in short.
- the history is summed up concisely in this book
- she replied briefly
- briefly, we have a problem
- to put it shortly
WordNet
Brief"ly adverb
Definitions
Concisely; in few words.