Brief
Short
Synonyms: Short, fleeting, hurried, cursory, temporary, momentary, transient, impermanent, ephemeral, fugitive, fugacious, flying, hasty, quick, perfunctory, short-lived, passing, transitory, fading, evanescent, and quickie.
Concise
Synonyms: Concise, short, to the point, incisive, crisp, condensed, abbreviated, compendious, epigrammatic, laconic, terse, curt, monosyllabic, succinct, thumbnail, pithy, short and sweet, abridged, compressed, compact, potted, aphoristic, sparing, pointed, and clipped.
Skimpy
Synonyms: Skimpy, revealing, low-cut, scanty, and short.
Instructions
Synonyms: Instructions, directives, information, guidance, mandate, low-down, directions, briefing, guidelines, remit, rundown, and gen.
Summary of the facts
Lawyer
Synonyms: Lawyer, solicitor, counsel, QC, advocate, counsellor-at-law, legal representative, barrister, Queen's Counsel, defending counsel, and attorney.
Inform of
Synonyms: Inform of, bring up to date on, notify of, acquaint with, give information about, prime, direct, give the rundown on, put in the picture about, clue up about, gen up on, tell about, update on, advise of, apprise of, prepare, instruct, guide, fill in on, clue in on, keep up to speed with, and give the gen on.
Example Sentences
She gave a brief explanation today.
He wrote a brief summary quickly.
The meeting was surprisingly brief yesterday.
Please keep your comments brief today.