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mercurial Definition


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mercurial
adj
    1. Relating to or containing mercury.
    2. Said of someone or their personality, mood, etc: lively or active; tending to change suddenly and unpredictably.
      Thesaurus: changeable, erratic, fluctuating, inconstant, moody, capricious, fickle, flighty, unpredictable, volatile, impetuous, temperamental; Antonym: steady, stable, stolid.
    3. Belonging or relating to either the god or the planet Mercury.
Derivative: mercurially
adverb
    Etymology: 14c.



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