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Definition of brief:

1. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
2. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
3. A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
4. A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
5. An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
6. An epitome.
7. Briefly.
8. Concise; terse; succinct.
9. Rife; common; prevalent.
10. Short in duration.
11. Soon; quickly.
12. To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Synonyms:

shortened, prepare, skeleton, draft, expeditious, hurried, design, epitomize, short, flying, short-spoken, quick, plan, decrease, concise, summary, compendious, crusty, summarize, abridgment, gruff, attitude, legal brief, swift, abridge, rapid, laconic, prime, hasty, big, little, outline, hasty, lean, style, synopsis, words, epitome, sketch, picture, abbreviated, truncated, drawing, condensation, abstract, fast, recapitulate, skimpy, slight, speedy.

• disclose (part of speech: verb)
  • confess, 
  • assert, 
  • exhibit, 
  • divulge, 
  • broadcast, 
  • announce, 
  • proclaim, 
  • disseminate, 
  • reveal, 
  • testify, 
  • uncloak, 
  • unmask, 
  • communicate, 
  • disclose, 
  • declare, 
  • advertise, 
  • express
• publish (part of speech: verb)
  • circulate, 
  • promulgate, 
  • advertise, 
  • report, 
  • promote, 
  • broadcast, 
  • announce, 
  • publish, 
  • post, 
  • propagandize
• little (part of speech: adjective)
  • concise, 
  • scanty, 
  • little, 
  • short, 
  • succinct, 
  • compact, 
  • delicate, 
  • narrow, 
  • puny, 
  • small, 
  • minute, 
  • low, 
  • paltry, 
  • diminutive, 
  • few, 
  • meager
• publication (part of speech: noun)
  • handbill, 
  • notice, 
  • propaganda, 
  • post, 
  • report, 
  • gazette, 
  • circular, 
  • newsmagazine, 
  • promulgation, 
  • advertisement, 
  • publication, 
  • journal, 
  • newspaper, 
  • herald, 
  • broadcast, 
  • organ, 
  • commercial, 
  • promotion, 
  • newsletter, 
  • dissemination, 
  • journalism, 
  • review, 
  • bulletin, 
  • announcement, 
  • periodical
• short (part of speech: adjective)
  • curt, 
  • compact, 
  • puny, 
  • picayune, 
  • concise, 
  • clipped, 
  • short, 
  • petite, 
  • small, 
  • squat, 
  • stumpy, 
  • succinct, 
  • condensed, 
  • low, 
  • little, 
  • abridged, 
  • runty
• advise (part of speech: verb)
  • counsel, 
  • confer, 
  • prompt, 
  • instruct, 
  • inform, 
  • advise, 
  • direct, 
  • admonish, 
  • consult, 
  • cue, 
  • suggest, 
  • guide, 
  • encourage, 
  • advocate, 
  • warn, 
  • notify, 
  • recommend, 
  • caution
• concise (part of speech: adjective)
  • concise, 
  • terse, 
  • abrupt, 
  • curt, 
  • incisive, 
  • brusque, 
  • to the point, 
  • compact, 
  • succinct, 
  • short, 
  • short and sweet, 
  • blunt
• transient (part of speech: adjective)
  • flitting, 
  • restless, 
  • temporary, 
  • short-lived, 
  • transitory, 
  • flickering, 
  • fading, 
  • mutable, 
  • temporal, 
  • changeable, 
  • transient, 
  • instantaneous, 
  • passing, 
  • impermanent, 
  • ephemeral, 
  • rootless, 
  • fickle, 
  • short-term, 
  • mortal, 
  • fleeting, 
  • momentary, 
  • volatile, 
  • evanescent, 
  • cursory, 
  • shifting