Antonyms for brief

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : breef

Phonetic Transcription : brif

Definition of brief

Origin : late 13c., from Latin brevis (adj.) "short, low, little, shallow," from PIE *mregh-wi-, from root *mregh-u- "short" (cf. Greek brakhys "short," Old Church Slavonic bruzeja "shallow places, shoals," Gothic gamaurgjan "to shorten").

adj short, compressed
adj short in time
verb inform of facts

Example sentences :

From one enemy of Robert the transition is brief and natural to another.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

He made his way to the house of Squire Paine, and, after a brief pause, was admitted.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

It concerns myself, and will therefore be as brief as possible.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

He made a brief gesture, like one wiping an obstacle out of the way.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

We regret that his tours are so rapid, and his journals so brief.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

There was a brief shifting of eyes toward him, and a grunt from Jeff; that was all.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

It was not until the brief session of 1847, that he appeared again in Parliament.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

These are my reasons in brief, for the alteration of my style.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

"I locked it myself," replied Hester, and told him in brief the story of the evening.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

But the reproduction is of brief duration; and it is speedily effaced or transformed.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

Synonyms for brief

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