SHORTLY


Meaning of SHORTLY in English

adv. 1 (often foll. by before, after) before long; soon (will arrive shortly; arrived shortly after him). 2 in a few words; briefly. 3 curtly.

[ OE scortlice (as SHORT, -LY(2)) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.