The Only Use of
brief
in
Metamorphosis
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- When the cleaner came in early in the morning — they'd often asked her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace — she made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing special.†
Part 3
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).