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short⋅ly

  [shawrt-lee]
Use shortly in a Sentence
–adverb
1. in a short time; soon.
2. briefly; concisely.
3. curtly; rudely.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME schortly, OE scortlīce; see short, -ly
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short·ly   (shôrt'lē)   
adv.  

  1. In a short time; soon.

  2. In a few words; concisely.

  3. In an abrupt manner; curtly.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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