Briefly

7 lettersadverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

For a short time; in a concise manner without unnecessary detail. Momentarily or fleetingly.

“The sun appeared briefly between the clouds before it started raining again.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbrifli/

Syllables

brief·ly

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Synonyms

conciselyshortlymomentarilytersely

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Wordle

Contains IE diphthong; -LY adverb ending

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Scrabble

15 points; the F is worth 4 points and Y worth 4

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Words you can make from Briefly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “briefly”.

beryl bifer birle blier brief ferly fiber fibre fibry fiery filer flier flrie flyer liber libre lifer lifey refly reify rifle riley bely beri

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