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shortly

/ shortly /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
for a short time
"he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
adverb Sense 2
at a short distance
"the hem fell shortly below her knees"
adverb Sense 3
in the near future
"the doctor will soon be here"
"the book will appear shortly"
"she will arrive presently"
"we should have news before long"
adverb Sense 4
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"
Pertains to:
brief concise
adverb Sense 5
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
"he told me curtly to get on with it"
"he talked short with everyone"
"he said shortly that he didn''t like it"
Pertains to:
brusque brusk curt short(p)
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
0
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution