Latin

Adverb

breviter ‎(comparable brevius, superlative brevissimē)

1. short (in duration)
2. briefly, concisely, with few words

Synonyms

• (briefly): brevī

Related terms

• brevis
• brevitās

References

• breviter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• breviter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “breviter”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to touch briefly on a thing: breviter tangere, attingere aliquid
    
  • to explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis): breviter, paucis explicare aliquid
    
  • a short, pointed witticism: breviter et commode dictum
    
  • to put it briefly: ut breviter dicam
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectar
    
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)