briefly

/ˈbrifli/
/ˈbrifli/
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Definitions of briefly
  1. adverb
    for a short time
    “she visited him briefly”
    “was briefly associated with IBM”
  2. adverb
    in a concise manner; in a few words
    “she replied briefly”
    “briefly, we have a problem”
    synonyms: concisely, in brief, in short, shortly
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/ˈbrifli/
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/ˈbrifli/
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