brevely
Middle English
Alternative forms
- breefly, brevelike, brefly, breveliche, breffly
Etymology
From bref + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbreːv(ə)liː/, /ˈbreːfliː/, /ˈbreːv(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
brevely
- In a concise way; without much words.
- (rare) In a fast or rapid way; rapidly.
Descendants
- English: briefly
References
- “brẹ̄flī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.