Briefly Definition

adverb

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

He covered the subject briefly in his book.
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(duration) For a brief period.
He only worked here briefly.
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(speech act) To be brief, in short.
Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
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Origin of Briefly

  • brief +‎ -ly, perhaps a calque of Old French briement

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