All 4 Uses of
brief
in
Much Ado About Nothing
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind.†
Scene 2.1
- Brief, I pray you; for you see it is a busy time with me.†
Scene 3.5
- Come, Friar Francis, be brief: only to the plain form of marriage, and you shall recount their particular duties afterwards.†
Scene 4.1 *
- In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.†
Scene 5.4
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Brief is most commonly encountered as an adjective meaning "of short duration." Other meanings derive from the idea of short--as when making a long story short by summarizing it, or when wearing briefs (underwear).