briefly
1. for a short time (Freq. 10) - she visited him briefly - was briefly associated with IBM • Derived from adjective: brief 2. in a concise manner; in a few words (Freq. 9) - the history is summed up concisely in this book - she replied briefly - briefly, we have a problem - to put it shortly • Syn: concisely, shortly, in brief, in short • Derived from adjective: brief, concise (for: concisely)
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