adv. 1 in the near future; 2 for a brief time; 3 in a curt abrupt and discourteous manner
I will be with you shortly.
I will be with you shortly.
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The teacher will be returning shortly.
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Why did Kit stop suddenly shortly after she left jail?
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Who came to the farm shortly after Grandmom died?
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Why did the police want to talk with Theo shortly after April had been reported missing?
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What happened shortly before Minty's first try at running away?
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What happened to Susanna shortly after she was captured?
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Why did Alya stop reading "The Secret Garden" shortly after beginning to read the book?
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What happened shortly after the Declaration of Independence was signed?
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What gift did Elizabeth Boardman give Nat shortly after Lizza's death?
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What was the name of the essay that Joyce Foster wrote shortly after her father died?
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Who arrived shortly after nine?
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What does a female kangaroo do shortly before giving birth?
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What happened shortly after sunrise?
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Who pulled into the driveway shortly after Qwerty and Barbara got home?
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brief; little; abbreviated
long
2 syllables
short-ly
courtly
portly
swartley
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