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Definition of "shortly" []
- In a short time; soon. (adverb)
- In a few words; concisely. (adverb)
- In an abrupt manner; curtly. (adverb)
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Use "shortly" in a sentence
- "“I told you, he left without a word shortly after the words were spoken.”"
- "Unfortunately, a knee injury put me on the shelf, and I was stripped of the title shortly thereafter."
- "But as these bishops resided at Spalato, the title shortly became Spalatensis."