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Mercurial

Mercurial Meaning & Definition
Mercurial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mercurial?

[adj] liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
[adj] relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
[adj] relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness"
[adj] relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mercurial: changeable | changeful | erratic | fickle | quicksilver(a)

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Mercurial In Webster's Dictionary

\Mer*cu"ri*al\, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.] 1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament. A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a fan. --Byron. 2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth. 3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty. The mercurial wand of commerce. --J. Q. Adams. 4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See {Mercury}, 2. 5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.
\Mer*cu"ri*al\, n. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon. 2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.

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