View synonyms for briefly

briefly

[ breef-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

for a short duration:
He stopped over briefly in Chicago.
in a few words:
Let me explain briefly.
in a brief manner; quickly or brusquely:
She nodded briefly and began to speak.

Origin of briefly¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; brief, -ly

Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.

After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.

Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.

Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.

He was courteous, explained the legitimate reason we were briefly pulled over, and then let us continue on our way.

To this the fat boy, considerably terrified, briefly responded, “Missis.”

There are many excellent makers, but we must content ourselves with briefly noticing the most prominent.

Garnache assured him very briefly, and none too politely that he did not intend to prove of any excessive amiability.

As that religion seems to be still very popular I will try to express it as briefly as I can.

Briefly—Joan's silk tent had been torn, and the girl was in a state bordering upon hysterics.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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