SHORTLY

shortly. Shortly, ad. quickly, soon, briefly, in few words

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Short″ly, adv. [[AS. sceortlice.]] 1. 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer.
I shall grow jealous of you shortly. Shak. The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. 2. 2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.