All 3 Uses of
brief
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- He caught up the next paper; it was a brief note in the doctor's hand and dated at the top.†
p. 67..9 *
- Here and there a brief remark was appended to a date, usually no more than a single word: "double" occurring perhaps six times in a total of several hundred entries; and once very early in the list and followed by several marks of exclamation, "total failure!†
p. 74..7
- There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul.†
p. 100..7
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).