βραχύς short, Lat. brevis: of Space and Time, Hdt., Attic; ἐν βραχεῖ (Ionic βραχέϊ) in a short time, briefly, Hdt., etc.; διὰ βραχέος Thuc.:—adv. βραχέως, scantily, seldom, Hdt. of Size, short, small, little, Pind., Soph.; βρ. τεῖχος a low wall, Thuc.; κατὰ βραχύ little by little, Thuc. of Quantity, few, διὰ βραχέων in few words, Plat.; διὰ βραχυτάτων Dem.:—adv., βραχέως, briefly, in few words, Xen. of quality, humble, insignificant, Soph.:—of things, small, petty, trifling, Xen., etc.:—neut. as adv., βραχὺ φροντίζειν τινός to think lightly of, Dem.