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mercurial

/ mercurial /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
relating to or containing or caused by mercury
"mercurial preparations"
"mercurial sore mouth"
Pertains to:
mercury quicksilver hydrargyrum Hg atomic number 80
adjective Sense 2
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
"more than Mercurial thievishness"
Pertains to:
Mercury
adjective Sense 3
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury
"the Mercurial canals"
Pertains to:
Mercury
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
changeable changeful
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
2
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