brevely

Middle English

Alternative forms

• breefly, brevelike, brefly, breveliche, breffly

Etymology

From bref +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreːv(ə)liː/, /ˈbreːfliː/, /ˈbreːv(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

brevely

1. In a concise way; without many words.
2. (rare) In a fast or rapid way; rapidly.

Descendants

• English: briefly

References

• “brẹ̄flī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.