Definitions for shortly

shortly short·ly

Spelling: [shawrt-lee]
IPA: /ˈʃɔrt li/

Shortly is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 148 anagrams from letters in shortly (hlorsty).

Definitions for shortly

adverb

  1. in a short time; soon.
  2. briefly; concisely.
  3. curtly; rudely.

Origin of shortly

before 900; Middle English schortly, Old English scortlīce; see short, -ly

Examples for shortly

"I will," said Yates shortly, striding to the horses' heads.

“We broke off shortly after because we were more ambitious,” says Lean.

"A man has to work here a few years to love it," said Uncle Peter, shortly.

"She'd better come home and stay home," said Harriet shortly.

shortly after, the captive Duke was one morning found weeping.

shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.

shortly after the base fell militants started tweeting photographs of MANPADS, both the Russian-made SA-16 and SA-18.

shortly thereafter, T.I. lent his first post-incarceration verse to a remix of “Magic.”

shortly thereafter, Facebook announced a similar initiative, although their plan calls for the use of drones instead of balloons.

shortly the mistress of the house came in and ordered the supper.

Word Value for shortly
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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