shortly
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
shortly (comparative more shortly, superlative most shortly)
- In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
- In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
- In an irritable ("short") manner.
[edit] Translations
in a short or brief time or manner
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In few words; briefly
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In an irritable manner
[edit] Middle English
[edit] Adverb
shortly
- shortly (in a short period of time)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
- Now have I toold you shortly in a clause
- Now that I have briefly told you above
- Now have I toold you shortly in a clause
- 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue