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shortly

[ shawrt-lee ]

/ ˈʃɔrt li /

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adverb

in a short time; soon.

briefly; concisely.

curtly; rudely.

Origin of shortly

before 900; Middle English schortly, Old English scortlīce; see short, -ly

Words nearby shortly

shorthold tenancy, shorthorn, shortie, shortish, shortleaf pine, shortly, shorts, shortsighted, shortsightedness, shortstop, shortwall

Example sentences from the Web for shortly

Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.

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“We broke off shortly after because we were more ambitious,” says Lean.

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Shortly after the base fell militants started tweeting photographs of MANPADS, both the Russian-made SA-16 and SA-18.

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Shortly thereafter, Facebook announced a similar initiative, although their plan calls for the use of drones instead of balloons.

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Shortly thereafter, T.I. lent his first post-incarceration verse to a remix of “Magic.”

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Shortly after their arrival she had come over from the Morton cottage to pay them a friendly call.

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Shortly after this we received a route for Ireland, and marched on the 5th December.

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If your left hand itches, you will shortly receive money; if it is the right hand, get ready to shake hands with a stranger.

The Myths and Fables of To-Day |Samuel Adams Drake
Jerome, going to the mill one day shortly afterwards, reached the Means house as the Colonel was coming down the hill.

Jerome, A Poor Man |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
I am now ready to go on with the second part of my story as shortly and plainly as possible, by word of mouth.

A House to Let |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for shortly

shortly

/ (ˈʃɔːtlɪ) /

adverb

in a short time; soon

in a few words; briefly

in a curt or rude manner