Clues for the word "BRIEF"

We've had 67 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 144 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on February 14, 2026.

Definition of brief

a. - Short in duration.
a. - Concise; terse; succinct.
a. - Rife; common; prevalent.
adv. - Briefly.
adv. - Soon; quickly.
a. - A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
a. - An epitome.
a. - 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.
a. - A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
n. - 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.
n. - A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
v. t. - To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.