English Online Dictionary. What means briefly? What does briefly mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːfli/
- Rhymes: -iːfli
Adverb
briefly (comparative more briefly, superlative most briefly)
- (manner) In a brief manner, summarily.
- (duration) For a brief period.
- To be brief, in short.
Synonyms
- (in a brief manner): in summarization, concisely, in short, in a word, to sum up
- (for a brief period): fleetingly, summarily, temporarily, transiently; see also Thesaurus:temporarily