briefly
/ˈbɹiːfli/
adverb
In a brief manner, summarily.
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Adverb 3 meanings
In a brief manner, summarily.
“He covered the subject briefly in his book.”
For a brief period.
“He only worked here briefly.”
To be brief, in short.
“Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
conciselyfleetinglysummarilytemporarilytransiently
BRIEFLY at a glance
BRIEFLY has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 + F 4 + L 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,834 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with briefly
All rhymes- BUTTERFLY17
- CHIEFLY18
- FIREFLY16
- DRAGONFLY17
- SUPERFLY16
- STIFFLY16
- GADFLY14
- MAYFLY17
- BARFLY14
- HOUSEFLY17
- SAWFLY15
- BLOWFLY18
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