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Word entry · 7 letters

briefly

Best crossword clue

"For a short while"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹiːfli/Part of speech adverbSorted befilryStarts with BEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. For a short time or in few words.

Word origin

From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • He covered the subject briefly in his book.
  • He only worked here briefly.
  • 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 them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01For a short while7 letters
02For a short time7 letters

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