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shortly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shortly \Short"ly\, adv [AS. sceortlice.] 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. --Chaucer. I shall grow jealous of you shortly. --Shak. The armies came shortly in view of each other --Clarendon. 2. In few words briefly; abruptly; curtly; as to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shortly adv 1: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" [syn: {not long}] 2: 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" [syn: {soon}, {presently}, {before long}] 3: 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" [syn: {curtly}, {short}] 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" [syn: {concisely}, {briefly}, {in brief}, {in short}] 5: at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees" [syn: {not far}]
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