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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : breef-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrif li |
Definition of briefly
Origin :- c.1300, from brief (adj.) + -ly (2). As an introduction to a statement, "in short," recorded from 1510s.
- adv concisely
- adv for a short time
- Captain Birch briefly responded on behalf of the Volunteers.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Briefly she outlined the situation to Emma, who had long been her confidante.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- "You never know where you are with them guys," he said briefly.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Simba briefly indicated the three nearest to act as his assistants.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Throwing my cloak down, I placed the girl on it and briefly related what had happened.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- Suffer me, then, briefly to give you a few hints as to how an audience should behave.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
- They were, briefly, as follows, both in opinions and in motives.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Her eyes held him briefly, unabashed at what they might tell.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Now if you will be so kind as to state your business as briefly as possible, I will hear you.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- Briefly, I sketched the Chief's report, Fetter nodding every few words.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
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