briefly (adv.)

  1. for a short time; she visited him briefly; was briefly associated with IBM'

  2. in a concise manner; in a few words; the history is summed up concisely in this book; she replied briefly; briefly, we have a problem; to put it shortly

    [ Syn: concisely , concisely , shortly , shortly , in brief , in brief , in short , in short , concisely , concisely , shortly , shortly , in brief , in brief , in short , in short , concisely , concisely , shortly , shortly , in brief , in brief , in short , in short , concisely , concisely , shortly , shortly , in brief , in brief , in short , in short ]

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