briefly
//ˈbɹiːfli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more briefly
- Superlative
- most briefly
Definitions
1.In a brief manner, summarily.
- He covered the subject briefly in his book.
2.For a brief period.
- He only worked here briefly.
- Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season, pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.
3.To be brief, in short.
- Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3657
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.