Definitions for briefly
briefly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. briefly(adverb)

   for a short time

   "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

2. concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. briefly(Adverb)

   In a brief manner, summarily.

   He covered the subject briefly in his book.

2. briefly(Adverb)

   For a brief period.

   He only worked here briefly.

3. briefly(Adverb)

   To be brief, in short.

   Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.

Origin: perhaps a calque of briement

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Briefly(adverb)

   concisely; in few words

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'briefly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3167

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'briefly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2316

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'briefly' in Adverbs Frequency: #232

How to pronounce briefly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say briefly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of briefly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of briefly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of briefly in a Sentence

1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   This body is not a home but an inn, and that only briefly.

2. Christopher Morley:

   My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

3. Christopher Morley:

   My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated, but not signed.

4. The Cervantes family:

   Miguel Cervantes will be out of the show briefly but plans to return soon.

5. Rick Perry:

   I'll just briefly say we're going to work with Congress and answer all their questions.

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