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briefly
adverb
for a short time
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- RIEFL
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈbɹiːfli
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Meaning
Definitions
adverb
for a short time
“he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive”
adverb
in a concise manner; in a few words
“the history is summed up concisely in this book”
In context
Example Sentences
he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive
she visited him briefly
was briefly associated with IBM
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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