English-Thai Dictionary

shortly

ADV อย่างย่อๆ  อย่างรวบรัด  โดยสรุป  yang-yor-yor

 

shortly

ADV อย่าง หยาบๆ  อย่าง ไม่สุภาพ  yang-yab-yab

 

shortly

ADV ในไม่ช้า  ใน เร็วๆ  นี้  presently quickly nai-mai-cha

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHORTLY

adv. 1. Quickly; soon; in a little time.
The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon.
2. In a few words; briefly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHORTLY

Short "ly, adv. Etym: [AS. sceortlice.]

 

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. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shortly

short ly |ˈSHôrtlē ˈʃɔrtli | ▶adverb 1 in a short time; soon: the new database will shortly be available for consultation | the flight was hijacked shortly after takeoff. 2 in a few words; briefly: they received a letter shortly outlining the proposals. • abruptly, sharply, or curtly: “Do you like football? ” “I do not, ” she said shortly. ORIGIN Old English scortlīce (see short, -ly 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

shortly

short ¦ly |ˈʃɔːtli | ▶adverb 1 in a short time; soon: the new database will shortly be available for consultation | the flight was hijacked shortly after takeoff. 2 in a few words; briefly: they received a letter shortly outlining the proposals. • abruptly, sharply, or curtly: ‘Do you like cricket? ’ ‘I do not, ’ she said shortly. ORIGIN Old English scortlīce (see short, -ly 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shortly

shortly adverb 1 she will be with you shortly: soon, presently, momentarily, in a little while, at any moment, in a minute, in next to no time, before long, by and by; informal anon, any time now, pretty soon, in a jiffy; dated directly. 2 “I know, ” he replied shortly: curtly, sharply, abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, tersely, gruffly, snappily, testily, rudely.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shortly

shortly adverb 1 she will be with you shortly: soon, directly, presently, quite soon, in a short time, in a short /little while, at any moment /minute /second, in a moment /minute /second, in less than no time (at all ), in next to no time, before long, by and by; N. Amer. momentarily; S. African just now; informal pretty soon, any time /day /minute /second /moment now, before one knows it, before one can say Jack Robinson, in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb's tail; Brit. informal in a mo, sharpish; archaic or informal anon; literary ere long. 2 ‘I know that, ’ he replied shortly: curtly, sharply, abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, tersely, in an offhand manner, gruffly, ungraciously, gracelessly, surlily, snappily, testily, tartly, rudely, discourteously, uncivilly, impolitely. ANTONYMS patiently, courteously.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shortly

short ly /ʃɔ́ː r tli /〖→short ; 原義は 3 〗副詞 more ～; most ～1 a. 間もなく , すぐに , じきに ▸ My train will be arriving shortly .私が乗る列車はじきに到着する b. 〖～ before /after 〗(…の )少し 前 [後 ]に ▸ shortly after [before ] eight 8時ちょっと過ぎに [前に ]▸ shortly afterward (s ) [thereafter ]その後間もなく .2 いらいらした様子で , 不機嫌に , そっけなく 〈言う 答える 〉▸ “That's out of the question, ” she said shortly .「そんなの問題外よ 」と彼女はいらいらしながら言った 3 手短に , 簡単に (briefly )▸ to put it shortly 手短に言うと (!speak shortlyは 「すぐに話す 」「いらいらして言う 」の意に解されるので, 誤解を避けるためにはspeak brieflyの方が適切 ) .