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)
• Finnish: pian (fi), kohta (fi)
• French: rapidement (fr)
• Polish: wkrótce (pl)

• Russian: скоро (ru) (skóro), вскоре (ru) (vskóre)
• Scottish Gaelic: gu grad (gd)
• Spanish: pronto (es)

In few words; briefly

• Finnish: lyhyesti (fi)
• French: brièvement (fr)
• Russian: коротко (ru) (kórotko), кратко (ru) (krátko), вкратце (ru) (vkrátce), сжато (ru) (sžáto)

In an irritable manner

• Finnish: töykeästi (fi)
• Russian: отрывисто (ru) (otrývisto), резко (ru) (rézko)

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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