for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly
associated with IBM"
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" Synonym(s):concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: