briefly

Meaning

1. In a brief manner, summarily.
2. For a brief period.
3. To be brief, in short.

Synonyms

shortly

concisely

in short

in brief

curtly

summarily

roughly

abruptly

brusquely

momentarily

in a nutshell

succinctly

in sum

quickly

sketchily

in general

bluntly

superficially

temporarily

tentatively

brief

approximately

about

sententiously

short

simple

simplify

simply

small

speedily

tersely

transiently

transitorily

in passing

not exactly

passingly

glancing through

abridgedly

general outline

abbreviate

in nuce

after all

almost

as soon as possible

basically

carefully

compendiously

cursorily

fast

for a moment

for a while

for short

impermanently

in a few words

in a word

in haste

momently

nearly

pithily

plainly

promptly

pronto

provisionally

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹiːfli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: breefly

In summary

From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.