Briefly vs Shortly - What's the difference?
briefly | shortly |
(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.
(duration) For a brief period.
(speech act) To be brief, in short.
In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
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In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
In an irritable ("short") manner.
As adverbs the difference between briefly and shortly
is that briefly is in a brief manner, summarily while shortly is in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.briefly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He covered the subject briefly in his book.
- He only worked here briefly .
- Briefly , I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.