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mercurial meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of mercurial at MeaningMonkey.org. mercurial meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.MERCURIAL adjective
Definition of mercurial (adjective)
- 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"
- synonyms: erratic, fickle, quicksilver
- relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury
- "the Mercurial canals"
- relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
- "more than Mercurial thievishness"
- relating to or containing or caused by mercury
- "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet