Definitions for SHORTLY
ˈʃɔrt lishort·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. shortlyadverb

   for a short time

   "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"

2. soon, shortly, presently, before longadverb

   in the near future

   "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"

3. curtly, short, shortlyadverb

   in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

   "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

4. concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in shortadverb

   in a concise manner; in a few words

   "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"

5. shortlyadverb

   at a short distance

   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. shortlyadverb

   In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

2. shortlyadverb

   In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

3. shortlyadverb

   In an irritable ("short") manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shortlyadverb

   Etymology: from short.

   1. Quickly; soon; in a little time.

   I must leave thee, love, and shortly too. William Shakespeare.

   Thou art no friend to God, or to the king:
   Open the gates, or I’ll shut thee out shortly. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   The armies came shortly in view of each other. Edward Hyde.

   The time will shortly come, wherein you shall more rejoice for that little you have expended for the benefit of others, than in that which by so long toil you shall have saved. Edmund Calamy.

   He celebrates the anniversary of his father’s funeral, and shortly after arrives at Cumæ. Dryden.

   Ev’n he, whose soul now melts in mournful lays,
   Shall shortly want the gen’rous tear he pays. Alexander Pope.

   2. In a few words; briefly.

   I could express them more shortly this way than in prose, and much of the force, as well as grace of arguments, depends on their conciseness. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shortly

   Shortly can be defined as happening, coming, or being done soon, in a brief amount of time or in the near future. It refers to a short period of time from the present moment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Shortlyadverb

   in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly

2. Shortlyadverb

   in few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose

3. Etymology: [AS. sceortlice.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHORTLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2683

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHORTLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3080

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHORTLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #213

How to pronounce SHORTLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say SHORTLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHORTLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHORTLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SHORTLY in a Sentence

1. Lori Lightfoot:

   We need gun trafficking multi-jurisdictional strike forces to disrupt the flow of illegal guns that are coming into our city, i and other mayors across the country have been beating this drum since day 1 of President Joe Biden for assistance presidency. ... My expectation is that those strike forces will be at work here shortly.

2. John Lott:

   The FBI put out a clearly incorrect set of numbers on public shootings shortly before the November election last year.

3. Tina Tchen:

   Shortly after Jussie Smollett reported Jussie Smollett was attacked, as a family friend, I contacted Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx, who I also know from prior work together.

4. Philadelphia Police Sgt. Eric Gripp:

   At some point, this male was struck in the chest and he dropped his weapon, went down to the ground, officers picked him up, transported him to Penn Presbyterian hospital, but unfortunately, he was pronounced shortly after 7:30 p.m.

5. Yakhi Hamza:

   They retook some territory but fled shortly( afterward,) during the nighttime, there hasn't been progress so far.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SHORTLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shortly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SHORTLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SHORTLY