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quicksilver meaning and definition

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QUICKSILVER noun

Definition of quicksilver (noun)

  1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

QUICKSILVER adjective

Definition of quicksilver (adjective)

  1. 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, mercurial
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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