BRIEF
adjective
Synonyms
Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transistory; short-lived.
Definitions
- 1. Short in duration. How brief the life of man. Shak.
- 2. Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson.
- 3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.] In brief. See under Brief, n.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BRIEF
(adverb)
1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic] Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. Milton.
2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] Shak.
BRIEF
(noun)
1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. Shak. And she told me...
BRIEF
(verb)
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
