Definitions for Briefly
brief·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brieflyadverb

   for a short time

   "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

2. concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in shortadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brieflyadverb

   In a brief manner, summarily.

   He covered the subject briefly in his book.

2. brieflyadverb

   For a brief period.

   He only worked here briefly.

3. brieflyadverb

   To be brief, in short.

   Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.

4. Etymology: perhaps a calque of briement

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brieflyadverb

   Concisely; in few words.

   Etymology: from brief.

   I will speak in that manner which the subject requires; that is, probably, and moderately, and briefly. Francis Bacon.

   The modest queen a while, with downcast eyes,
   Ponder’d the speech; then briefly thus replies. Dryden.

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1. briefly

   Briefly refers to a short duration of time, conciseness or succinctness in expression or action. It often implies a concise manner or a temporary moment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brieflyadverb

   concisely; in few words

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Briefly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3167

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Briefly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2316

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Briefly' in Adverbs Frequency: #232

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Briefly?

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   Daniel

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How to say Briefly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Briefly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Briefly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Briefly in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus, then the White House chief strategist and chief of staff, respectively. Kushner’s role also tasked Trumpsaidto Kushner with executing Trump’s agenda. Trumpsaidto Kushner was a senior adviser on President Trump's campaign and reportedly worked closely with Steve Bannon, who would briefly become Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus. ( Reuters/Mike Segar) [ Kushner ] has been incredibly successful, in both business and now politics. He will be an invaluable member of my team as I set and execute an ambitious agenda, putting the American people first.

2. Allegheny County Police:

   I briefly saw it. It's important, however it has to be taken into context with the entire investigation.

3. Trevor Lawrence:

   We’re really excited, obviously. I talked to him briefly on the phone, I guess that was Thursday night, and then today, first time meeting him in person, just seems like a really great guy, obviously, he’s had a lot of success. His resume kind of speaks for itself. He’s an offensive guy, played quarterback in the NFL. All of those things make me really excited, and it’s something that I’m just excited to get to work with him and see what he brings to the table.

4. Walt Disney Co:

   Given the delay of the season, we have made the decision to briefly pause the roll-out of Disney+ and will announce a new revised premiere date for the service soon.

5. New York:

   Some New York Post Twitter accounts were briefly hacked and the matter is being investigated.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Briefly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Briefly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Briefly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Briefly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Briefly