| brief | adj 1. short (of time) singkat, pendek; (of event) singkat; (of garment, writing) pendek: he was president for a ~ period during the war, dia menjadi presiden utk waktu yg singkat semasa perang; the King is on a ~ visit to Italy, Raja sedang dlm lawatan singkat ke Itali; a ~ paragraph, perenggan yg pendek; life is ~, hidup ini tdk /lama, kekal/; 2. momentary, sejenak, sekejap, sebentar, sepintas lalu: he took a ~ look at his watch, dia memandang jam tangannya sejenak; 3. concise, ringkas, pendek, singkat: she made a ~ statement, dia membuat kenyataan ringkas; 4. curt, ringkas; (of person) tdk banyak /kata, cakap/: a cold and ~ welcome, sambutan yg dingin dan ringkas; he was ~ with me this morning, dia tdk banyak kata dgn saya pagi tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| briefly | adv 1. in a brief way, secara ringkas: an attempt to survey ~ the effects of pollution, usaha utk meninjau kesan-kesan pencemaran secara ringkas; 2. in brief, pendeknya, ringkasnya, pendek kata: ~, the procedure adopted consisted of..., pendeknya, prosedur yg digunakan terdiri drpd...; 3. for a short time, dlm masa yg /singkat, pendek/; (for an instance) sebentar, sekejap: he served as Prime Minister ~ in the fifties, dia menjadi Perdana Menteri utk masa yg singkat dlm tahun 50-an; she came in ~ to greet me, dia masuk sebentar utk menyapa saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |