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shortly

How many syllables in shortly?

  2 syllables

Divide shortly into syllables:   short-ly
Stressed syllable in shortly:   short-ly
How to pronounce shortly:   shawrt-lee
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Synonyms for shortly


1 syllable
  • soon
    2 syllables
    • anon
    • brusquely
    • later
    • tersely
    • briskly
    • curtly
    • sharply
    3 syllables
    • abruptly
    • in a while
    4 syllables
    • in a minute
    • in a moment
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    What rhymes with shortly

    2 syllables
    • courtly
    • portly
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