brief

n. வழக்குரைஞரிடமுள்ள வழக்காடிகளின் வழக்குக்குறிப்பு. சுருக்க அறிவிப்பு, வழக்குரைஞரின் பணி, சிறுபணி, போப்பாண்டவரின் ஒழுங்குமுறையாணை, தாள் வடிவளவு, கையச்சுப்பொறி வீச்சளவு, வான்படைத்துறையில் வானோடிகட்கு அறிவிக்கப்படும் கட்டளை, (பெ.) சுருக்கமான, சுருங்கிய காலக்கூறுடைய, செறிவான, (வினை)சுருங்கிக் குறிப்பிடு, சுருக்கிக் குறிப்பெடு, சுருக்க விவரத்தின் மூலம் அறிவி, வழக்காட அமர்த்திக்கொள், வானுர்திப் பணியாளருக்கு விமானத்தாக்குப் பற்றிக்கட்டளை இடு.

Synonyms

brief limited scanty inadequate insufficient lacking deficient defective imperfect incomplete soon near narrow weak incomprehensive inextensive less abrupt blunt concise condensed

Antonyms

lon [see ] protracted extended unlimited plentiful ample abundant adequate sufficient exuberant liberal large copious complete distant deferred wide strong comprehensive extensive exceeding bland courteous unabrupt expanded diffuse

Brief, a. Etym: [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L. brevis; akin to Gr. barh to tear. Cf. Breve.] 1. Short in duration. How brief the life of man. Shak. 2. Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. B. Jonson. 3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.] In brief. See under Brief, n. Syn. -- Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transistory; short-lived. Brief, adv. 1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic] Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. Milton. 2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] Shak. Brief, n. Etym: [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.] 1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. Shak. And she told me In a sweet, verbal brief. Shak. 2. An epitome. Each woman is a brief of womankind. Overbury. 3. (Law) Defn: 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. It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief. Sir J. Stephen. Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in the United States, counsel generally make up their own briefs. 4. (Law) Defn: A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2. 5. (Scots Law) Defn: 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. 6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.] Apostolical brief, a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the secretary of briefs, dated "a die Nativitatis," i. e., "from the day of the Nativity," and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull. -- Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate. -- In brief, in a few words; in short; briefly. "Open the matter in brief." Shak. Brief, v. t. Defn: To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

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