brief

brief [-er] adj

L. brevis, short.

1. Quick; fleet; swift; not a long time in duration.
2. Transitory; ephemeral; [fig.] legally concise.
3. Not verbose.

brief n

see brief, adj.

1. Epitome; abridgment; short writing; concise episode; summary of a legal case; [word play] short; quickly passing.