Associations to the word «Briefly»

Wiktionary

BRIEFLY, adverb. (manner) In a brief manner, summarily.
BRIEFLY, adverb. (duration) For a brief period.
BRIEFLY, adverb. (speech act) To be brief, in short.

Dictionary definition

BRIEFLY, adverb. For a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM".
BRIEFLY, adverb. 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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy