English dictionary
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English adjective: mercurial | |||
| 1. | mercurial liable to sudden unpredictable change | ||
| Samples | Erratic behavior. Fickle weather. Mercurial twists of temperament. A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next. | ||
| Synonyms | erratic, fickle, quicksilver | ||
| Similar | changeable, changeful | ||
| Antonyms | unchangeable | ||
| 2. | Mercurial relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury | ||
| Samples | The Mercurial canals. | ||
| 3. | Mercurial relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury | ||
| Samples | More than Mercurial thievishness. | ||
| 4. | mercurial relating to or containing or caused by mercury | ||
| Samples | Mercurial preparations. Mercurial sore mouth. | ||
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