mercurial
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(adjective) relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth" |
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(adjective) relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness" |
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(adjective) relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals" |
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(satellite 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" |
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Synonyms: erratic, fickle, quicksilver |
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