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Meaning of shortly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shortly
      adv 1: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before
             she was expected to arrive"
      2: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book
         will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should
         have news before long" [syn: {soon}, {shortly}, {presently},
         {before long}]
      3: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly
         to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said
         shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: {curtly}, {short},
         {shortly}]
      4: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed
         up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly,
         we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {concisely},
         {briefly}, {shortly}, {in brief}, {in short}]
      5: at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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