brief

adjective
/ˈbɹiːf/

Of short duration; happening quickly.

Example

“Her reign was brief but spectacular.”

Other meanings

Concise; taking few words.
“His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.”
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
“Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.”

Related words

briefen
briefie
briefish
briefness
overbrief
briefly

Example sentences

“Can you give me a brief overview?”
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“The game offered a brief escape from reality.”
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Word history

From Latin "brevis" (short).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “brief” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.