monosyllabically

adverb

Definition of monosyllabicallynext
as in briefly

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  1. briefly
  2. shortly
  3. abruptly
Adverb
  • In the nineteen-nineties, Garry Kasparov and his championship rival Nigel Short even briefly tried to create an alternate world-championship structure.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The late president's motorcade proceeded through Plains and briefly stopped at his family's farm in Archery, Georgia.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of briefly
Adverb
  • Both of these are back very shortly now, stay tuned for reviews.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The crash occurred shortly before 12:40 a.m. in the area of Exit 7 when a 1994 Honda Civic being driven north in the right lane by a 37-year-old Waterbury man was hit from the rear by a 2013 Honda CR-V, according to Connecticut State Police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • The Last Showgirl follows Anderson as Shelly, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl whose future grows uncertain when her show abruptly closes after 30 years.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And then leaving town abruptly and never looking back.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of abruptly
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