WordNet 3.0
Adverb (2)
- for a short time“she visited him briefly”“was briefly associated with IBM”
- 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”Synonyms: conciselyshortlyin briefin short
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Briefly \Brief"ly\ (br[=e]f"l[y^]), adv. Concisely; in few words. [1913 Webster]