mercurial English

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What does mercurial mean?

mercurial

— adjective (= erratic, fickle, quicksilver) 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

— adjective relating to or containing or caused by mercury mercurial preparations mercurial sore mouth

Mercurial

— adjective relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury more than Mercurial thievishness

— adjective relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury the Mercurial canals

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mercurial English » English

fickle

volatile

mercuric

quicksilver

inconstant

erratic

unstable

variable

quick

mercury

lively

zippy

whiffler

voluble

volage

vivid

vivacious

vibrant

vagarious

unsettled

unpredictable

uncertain

tergiversator

ready-witted

racy

quick-witted

protean

poignant

perky

peppy

off the deep end

mutable

moody

mobile

mercurous

lurid

live

lightsome

jaunty

insincere

impetuous

grig

gay

frisky

fluctuating

floating

flighty

erratical

dashing

dapper