The meaning of BRIEF is short in duration, extent, or length. How to use brief in a sentence.

BRIEF definition: 1. lasting only a short time or containing few words: 2. used to express how quickly time goes…. Learn more.

1. short in duration: a brief holiday. 2. short in length or extent; scanty: a brief bikini. 3. abrupt in manner; brusque: the professor was brief with me this morning. 4. terse or concise; containing …

BRIEF meaning: 1 : lasting only a short period of time; 2 : using only a few words

If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible. Now please be brief–my time is valuable. I hope to be brief and to the point.

Definition of brief adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Synonyms for BRIEF: concise, summary, short, succinct, pithy, terse, blunt, curt; Antonyms of BRIEF: wordy, circuitous, prolix, rambling, diffuse, verbose, windy, redundant

brief adjective (WORDS) B1 using only a few words: a brief description / statement

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(Definition of brief from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)