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through 2, adjective(dictionary)
third 1, adjective(dictionary)
bad 1, adjective(dictionary)
ill 1, adjective(dictionary)
near 2, adjective(dictionary)
then 2, adjective(dictionary)
net 2, adjective(dictionary)
bay 3, adjective(dictionary)
shy 1, adjective(dictionary)

brief 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin brevis]
continuing for a short time
::We stopped by Alice's house for a brief visit.
::Let's keep this conversation brief; I have a plane to catch.
a brief period/moment/spell etc
::Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.
using very few words or including few details
::The President read a brief statement to reporters before boarding his plane.
::a brief description of the film
be brief
to say or write something using only a few words, especially because there is little time
::I'll be brief; a lot of changes are going to happen.
clothes which are brief are short and cover only a small area of your body
::a very brief bikini