briefly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   For a short time.

   I visited my old school briefly while I was in town.

2. 2
   adv

   Using only a few words.

   He briefly explained the rules before the game started.

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

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