FromMiddle Englishbreefly,breffly,brevely,brevelike,breveliche, equivalent tobrief +-ly.
briefly (comparativemorebriefly,superlativemostbriefly)
- (manner) In abrief manner,summarily.
He covered the subjectbriefly in his book.
- (duration) For a brief period.
He only worked herebriefly.
2023 December 7, Maya Salam, “‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending”, inThe New York Times[1]:Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season — pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of thembriefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.
- To be brief,in short.
Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
