shortly

English

Etymology

short +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA: /ʃɔːrtli/

Adverb

shortly (comparative more shortly, superlative most shortly)

1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
3. In an irritable ("short") manner.

Translations

in a short or brief time or manner

Czech: zanedlouho (cs) French: rapidement (fr)

Polish: wkrótce (pl) Scottish Gaelic: gu grad (gd) Spanish: pronto (es)

In few words; briefly

French: brièvement (fr)

In an irritable manner

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Middle English

Adverb

shortly

1. shortly (in a short period of time)
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     Now have I toold you shortly in a clause

     Now that I have briefly told you above