Synonyms for summarily
- adverb
All synonyms
Adverb
1. Briefly
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a summary manner.
They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting.
Example sentences
- briefly She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
- concisely To put it concisely, I don't know who this book was written for.
- fleetingly Our eyes met just fleetingly.
- unceremoniously He unceremoniously threw her on the bed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| summarily | falling | |
| briefly | steady | |
| concisely | falling | |
| transiently | rising | |
| fleetingly | rising | |
| unceremoniously | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- briefly2
- 9 letters
- concisely3
- 10 letters
- fleetingly3
- 11 letters
- transiently, ephemerally
- 13 letters
- compendiously
- 15 letters
- unceremoniously7
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (briefly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sommairement
- Italiano
- sommariamente