shortly
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Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(not comparable)In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret […] his two ill-conditioned, canine favorites, which sat shivering before the smoky little fire, barking shortly and sharply now and then, by way of hinting for some slight refreshment.
- 2.
(not comparable)In or after a short time; soon.
The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.
- 3.
(not comparable)In few words.
Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose
Đồng nghĩa: briefly, concisely
- 4.
(not comparable)In an irritable ("short") manner.
"Stop interrupting me, will ya?" she said shortly.
Đồng nghĩa: abruptly, curtly
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English schortly, schortliche, from Old English sċortlīċe (shortly; before long; soon), equivalent to short + -ly.