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English adverb: briefly

1. briefly for a short time


SamplesShe visited him briefly.
Was briefly associated with IBM.

2. briefly in a concise manner; in a few words


SamplesThe history is summed up concisely in this book.
She replied briefly.
Briefly, we have a problem.
To put it shortly.


Synonymsconcisely, in brief, in short, shortly









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