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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. for a short time;
- Example: "she visited him briefly"
- Example: "was briefly associated with IBM"

2. in a concise manner; in a few words;
- Example: "the history is summed up concisely in this book"
- Example: "she replied briefly"
- Example: "briefly, we have a problem"
- Example: "to put it shortly"
[syn: concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Briefly \Brief"ly\ (br[=e]f"l[y^]), adv.
   Concisely; in few words.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

briefly
    adv 1: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly
           associated with IBM"
    2: 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" [syn: concisely,
       briefly, shortly, in brief, in short]