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   briefly

   /ˈbriːfli/

   adverb

   • 1. for a short time; fleetingly: "he worked briefly as a lawyer" Similar in shortin briefto put it brieflyto cut a long story shortin a wordto sum upin sumto come to the point(to put it) in a nutshellin essencein outline
   • ▪ using few words; concisely: "as I briefly mentioned earlier" Similar in shortin briefto put it brieflyto cut a long story shortin a wordto sum upin sumto come to the point(to put it) in a nutshellin essencein outline

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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