BRIEF
adverb
Definitions
- 1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic] Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. Milton.
- 2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BRIEF
(adjective)
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. Jonso...
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
