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/briːf/

adjective
- 1. of short duration; not lasting for long: "he made a brief visit to Paris to attend two concerts" Similar shortflyingfleetinghastyhurriedquickcursoryperfunctorytemporaryshort-livedmomentarypassingtransienttransitoryimpermanentfadingephemeralevanescentfugitiveinformal:quickierare:fugaciousOpposite long
- ▪ concise in expression; using few words: "introductions were brief and polite" Similar concisesuccinctshortthumbnailto the pointpithyincisiveshort and sweetcrispabridgedcondensedcompressedabbreviatedcompactcompendiouspottedepigrammaticaphoristiclaconicsparingtersepointedcurtclippedmonosyllabicOpposite lengthylong-winded
- 2. (of a piece of clothing) not covering much of the body; scanty: "a pair of extremely brief black shorts" Similar skimpyscantyrevealingshortlow-cut
noun
- 1. a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task: British "his brief is to turn round the county's fortunes" Similar instructionsdirectionsdirectivesbriefinginformationguidelinesguidanceremitmandateinformal:rundownlow-downgen
- 2. a summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court. British Similar summary of the factscaseargumentcontentiondossier
- ▪ a piece of work for a barrister: "he cannot be too highly recommended, if he is free and will take the brief"
- ▪ a solicitor or barrister: informal British "it was only his brief's eloquence that had saved him from prison" Similar lawyerlegal representativesolicitorbarristercounselQueen's CounselQCdefending counseladvocateattorneycounsellor-at-law
- ▪ a written statement of the facts and legal points supporting one side of a case, for presentation to a court. US
- 3. a letter from the Pope to a person or community on a matter of discipline.
verb
- 1. instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task: "she briefed him on last week's decisions"
- 2. instruct (a barrister) by brief. British
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Derivatives
- 1. briefness noun
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