Definitions for shortly
ˈʃɔrt lishort·ly

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

1. shortly(adverb)

   for a short time

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

2. soon, shortly, presently, before long(adverb)

   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, shortly(adverb)

   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 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"

5. shortly(adverb)

   at a short distance

   "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shortly(Adverb)

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

2. shortly(Adverb)

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

3. shortly(Adverb)

   In an irritable ("short") manner.

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

1. Shortly(adverb)

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

2. Shortly(adverb)

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

Origin: [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 ?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Leon Rajaobelina:

   Staff will return to work and flights will resume shortly.

2. James Leonard:

   I'm sure more information will come out on the student shortly.

3. Joe Jaffoni:

   We anticipate the FCC approval shortly, after which we'll close.

4. Tariq Zahir of Tyche Capital:

   We are going to be going into refinery maintenance very shortly.

5. Ben Jonson:

   The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.

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