brief

/briːf/ adjective

Definition

TIME › lasting only for a short time: a brief visit

WORDS › using only a few words: a brief description/statement

in brief › using only a few words: world news in brief

briefly adverb › They discussed the matter briefly.

(Definition of brief adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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