Hyphenation of shortly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shortly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

short-ly

Definitions of shortly:

1.
For a short time
He was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive
2.
In the near future
The doctor will soon be here The book will appear shortly She will arrive presently We should have news before long
3.
In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
He told me curtly to get on with it He talked short with everyone He said shortly that he didn't like it
4.
In a concise manner
In a few words The history is summed up concisely in this book She replied briefly Briefly
5.
We have a problem
To put it shortly
6.
At a short distance
The hem fell shortly below her knees

Synonyms of shortly:

advnot long
adv soon, presently, before long
adv curtly, short
adv concisely, briefly, in brief, in short
advnot far

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