English Dictionary

in a word

prep_phrase

(abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up / (cumulative action or effect): In summation: all in all, altogether, in total, overall, to sum up

In a word, he is a genius.

意味（1）

(abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up

In order to deliver the news of Greek victory to Athens, Pheidippides covered the distance there from the plain of Marathon as quickly as his two legs could carry him, and did so without making any stops; in a word, he ran the entire distance.

意味（2）

(cumulative action or effect): In summation: all in all, altogether, in total, overall, to sum up

He was suspicious, standoffish, taciturn; in a word, hostile.