Something brief is short and to the point. If you make a brief visit, you don't stay long. If you make a brief statement, you use few words. If you wear brief shorts, you are showing a little too much leg.
Short in duration.
Noun
a condensed written summary or abstract
Noun
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client''s case
Verb
give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President''s plan to invade"
Adjective S.
concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
Adjective S.
(of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
Adjective S.
of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it''s a little way away"
a.
Short in duration.
a.
Concise; terse; succinct.
a.
Rife; common; prevalent.
adv.
Briefly.
adv.
Soon; quickly.
a.
A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
a.
An epitome.
a.
An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made
out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is
applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
a.
A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
n.
A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge
ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to
inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
n.
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any
public or private purpose.
v. t.
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
brief pleadings.
Brief
How brief the life of man.2.
The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.3.
Brief
Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief.2.
Brief
Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.
And she told me In a sweet, verbal brief.2.
Each woman is a brief of womankind.3.
It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief.
Brief
Short in duration.
Briefly.
A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten;
Usage Examples
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language.
There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.
Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment.
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever That dead men rise up never That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.
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Other Usage ExamplesThat fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.
Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have experienced happiness often, and have had brief encounters with it in my later years, even in old age.
No country in the history of the world has ever contributed more to humankind and accomplished more for its people in so brief a period of time as Israel has done since its relatively recent rebirth in 1948.
There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.
So on May 1, 1987, at Gary's invitation, I agreed to see him one last time - to confront him face-to-face about his sincerity and with the intention of ending our brief relationship.
I'm sorry, it's true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We're born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It's been happening for a long time. Technology is not changing it much - if at all.
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