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shortly
[
shawrt
-lee
]
short·ly
/
ˈʃɔrt
li
/
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[
shawrt
-lee
]
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adverb
1.
in a short time; soon.
2.
briefly; concisely.
3.
curtly; rudely.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
schortly,
Old English
scortlīce;
see
short
,
-ly
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shortly
(ˈʃɔːtlɪ)
—
adv
1.
in a short time; soon
2.
in a few words; briefly
3.
in a curt or rude manner
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