shortly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shortly	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortly adv for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" 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" Synonym(s): soon, shortly, presently, before long 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" Synonym(s): curtly, short, shortly 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 at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
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.