mercurial | ||
1. | [ adjective ] liable to sudden unpredictable change | |
Synonyms: | erratic quicksilver fickle | |
Examples: | "erratic behavior" "fickle weather" "mercurial twists of temperament" "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" |
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Related terms: | changeable | |
2. | [ adjective ] relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury | |
Examples: | "the Mercurial canals" |
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Related terms: | Mercury | |
3. | [ adjective ] relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury | |
Examples: | "more than Mercurial thievishness" |
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Related terms: | Mercury | |
4. | [ adjective ] relating to or containing or caused by mercury | |
Examples: | "mercurial preparations" "mercurial sore mouth" |
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Related terms: | mercury | |
Similar spelling: |
Mercurialis Mercuri Mercurio mercuric mercouri Mercury Mercure mercury_cell mercurous mercer Mercier |