briefly

Meanings

Adverb

for a short time
- "she visited him briefly"
- "was briefly associated with IBM"
in a concise manner; in a few words
- "she replied briefly"
- "briefly, we have a problem"

Adv

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

concisely, fleetingly, in a word, in brief, in short, in summarization, shortly, summarily, temporarily, to sum up, transiently

Scrabble Score: 15

briefly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
briefly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
briefly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

briefly is a valid Words With Friends word