briefly

briefly
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Concisely]
Syn. in a few words, in a word, succinctly, concisely, in brief, in short, in sum, in a nutshell, in capsule form, in outline, shortly, curtly, abruptly, brusquely, laconically, tersely, summarily, to be brief, to put it briefly, to cut the matter short, to sum things up, to sum up, to come to the point, to come straight to the point, to make a long story short*.
Ant. at length, verbosely, long-windedly.
2. [For a short time]
Syn. fleetingly, momentarily, temporarily, in passing, quickly, hastily, cursorily, hurriedly, casually, briskly, transiently, shortly, for a short time, for a little while.

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