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Mercurial

  1. adjective

    relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

    “more than Mercurial thievishness”

  2. adjective

    relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury

    “the Mercurial canals”

  3. adjective

    relating to or containing or caused by mercury

    “mercurial preparations”

  4. adjective

    liable to sudden unpredictable change

    “erratic behavior”

    Similar: erratic, fickle, quicksilver

Word family

mercurialism · mercurialist · mercurially

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