shortly: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of shortly
adv
- not-comparable
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
- not-comparable
In or after a short time; soon.
Example: The past perfect progressive is used for actions and situations which had continued up to a past moment or shortly before it.
- not-comparable
In few words.
Example: Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose
- not-comparable
In an irritable ("short") manner.
Example: "Stop interrupting me, will ya?" she said shortly.
Source: Wiktionary — shortly.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for shortly.
adverb
for a short time
adverb
in the near future
adverb
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
adverb
in a concise manner; in a few words
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shortly in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shortly
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of shortly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from shortly
68 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shortly. Showing up to 24, longest first.