SHORTLY


Meaning of SHORTLY in English

/shawrt"lee/ , adv.

1. in a short time; soon.

2. briefly; concisely.

3. curtly; rudely.

[ bef. 900; ME schortly, OE scortlice; see SHORT, -LY ]

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