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  • 21shortly — Synonyms and related words: abruptly, after a while, anon, aphoristically, bearishly, before long, betimes, bluffly, bluntly, boorishly, brashly, briefly, brusquely, by and by, cavalierly, churlishly, compendiously, concisely, crisply, crustily,… …

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  • 22shortly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. soon; briefly, concisely, curtly. See earliness, shortness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. presently, quickly, right away; see soon 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. soon, momentarily, any minute …

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  • 23shortly — adv. RG. 181, 446 …

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  • 24shortly — short·ly || ʃɔrtlɪ / ʃɔːtlɪ adv. soon, in a short time; briefly, concisely …

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  • 25shortly — adverb 1》 in a short time; soon. 2》 in a few words; briefly.     ↘abruptly, sharply, or curtly …

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  • 26shortly — ad. 1. Soon, quickly, in a short time, in a little time. 2. Briefly, concisely, tersely, succinctly, in a few words …

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  • 27shortly — adv 1. soon, presently, anon, directly, before long, Inf. before you know it, by and by, in a short while, in a little while. 2. briefly, concisely, succinctly, directly, pointedly. 3. abruptly, curtly, sharply, tersely; testily, tartly, rudely,… …

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  • 28shortly — short·ly …

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  • 29shortly — adverb Syn: soon, presently, in a little while, at any moment, in a minute, in next to no time, before long, by and by; N.Amer. momentarily; informal anon, any time now, in a jiffy; Brit.; informal in a mo …

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  • 30shortly — short•ly [[t]ˈʃɔrt li[/t]] adv. 1) in a short time; soon 2) briefly; concisely 3) curtly; rudely • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE …

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