brief

[ breef ]
/ brif /

adjective, brief·er, brief·est.

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for brief

    hold a brief for, to support or defend by argument; endorse.
    in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant.

Origin of brief

1250–1300; Middle English bref < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin brevis short; see breve

SYNONYMS FOR brief

2 terse, compact, pithy, condensed.
5 outline, précis, epitome, abstract. See summary.
14 summarize, outline.

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British Dictionary definitions for briefer

brief
/ (briːf) /

adjective

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of brief

briefly, adverb briefness, noun

Word Origin for brief

C14: from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus

Idioms and Phrases with briefer

brief

see hold no brief for; in brief.