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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) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mercurial: active \| activist \| activistic \| adrift \| adroit \| afloat \| agile \| alive \| alternating \| ambitendent \| ambivalent \| amorphous \| animated \| at loose ends \| aureate \| bouncing \| bouncy \| brass \| brassy \| brazen \| breakneck \| breezy \| brisk \| bronze \| bronzy \| bubbly \| buoyant \| capricious \| changeable \| changeful \| changing \| chipper \| choppy \| clever \| copper \| coppery \| coquettish \| cunning \| cupreous \| cuprous \| dashing \| desultory \| deviable \| deviating \| deviative \| deviatory \| different \| disorderly \| divaricate \| divergent \| diversified \| diversiform \| dizzy \| double-minded \| double-quick \| dubious \| eagle-winged \| ebullient \| eccentric \| effervescent \| elastic \| energetic \| erose \| erratic \| expansive \| expeditious \| express \| faddish \| fast \| fast and loose \| fence-sitting \| fence-straddling \| ferrous \| ferruginous \| fickle \| fitful \| fleet \| flickering \| flighty \| flirtatious \| flitting \| fluctuating \| flying \| freakish \| frisky \| full of go \| full of life \| full of pep \| galloping \| giddy \| gilt \| gold \| golden \| gold-filled \| gold-plated \| hair-trigger \| hasty \| headlong \| hustling \| impetuous \| impulsive \| inconsistent \| inconstant \| indecisive \| infirm \| infirm of purpose \| ingenious \| iron \| ironlike \| irregular \| irresolute \| irresolved \| irresponsible \| jagged \| jerky \| lead \| leaden \| light \| light of heel \| light-footed \| live \| lively \| lubricious \| mazy \| mercurous \| militant \| mobile \| moody \| motley \| movable \| mugwumpian \| mugwumpish \| mutable \| nickel \| nickelic \| nickeline \| nimble \| nimble-footed \| nonconformist \| nonstandard \| nonuniform \| of two minds \| peppy \| perky \| pert \| pewter \| pewtery \| pluralistic \| precipitate \| prompt \| quick \| quick as lightning \| quick as thought \| quicksilver \| ragged \| rambling \| rapid \| reckless \| resilient \| restless \| rough \| roving \| running \| scatterbrained \| shapeless \| shifting \| shifty \| shuffling \| silver \| silver-plated \| silvery \| skittish \| smacking \| snappy \| spanking \| spasmodic \| speedy \| spineless \| spirited \| sporadic \| sprightly \| spry \| steel \| steely \| swift \| temperamental \| ticklish \| tin \| tinny \| toying \| unaccountable \| uncertain \| uncontrolled \| undecided \| undependable \| undetermined \| undisciplined \| unequable \| unequal \| uneven \| unfixed \| unorthodox \| unpredictable \| unreliable \| unresolved \| unrestrained \| unsettled \| unstable \| unstable as water \| unstaid \| unsteadfast \| unsteady \| unsystematic \| ununiform \| vacillating \| vagrant \| variable \| variegated \| variform \| various \| varying \| versatile \| vicissitudinary \| vicissitudinous \| vivacious \| volatile \| wandering \| wanton \| wavering \| wavery \| wavy \| wayward \| whimsical \| winged \| wishy-washy \| zingy See Also \| Mercurial In Webster's Dictionary \Mercu"rial\, 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. \Mercu"rial\, n. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon. 2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.

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"

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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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