breviter

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short, small”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.ter/, [ˈbreu̯ɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.vi.ter/, [ˈbrɛːvit̪er]

Adverb

breviter (comparative brevius, superlative brevissimē)

1. shortly, briefly (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
• breviter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], 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)