mercurial

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Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver
Lively; clever; sprightly; animated; quick-witted

I have a mercurial wit.

Volatile; erratic; unstable; flighty; fickle or changeable in temperament
Having characteristics attributed to the Shakespeare character Mercutio , such as volatile, erratic, unstable, and shrewdness
Having characteristics attributed to the Roman god Mercury, such as swiftness, eloquence, shrewdness, and thievishness
A chemical containing mercury
(often capitalized, see Mercurial) Of or pertaining to the planet Mercury; under the supposed astrological influence of the planet Mercury
(often capitalized, see Mercurial) Of or pertaining to the Roman god Mercury
{n} a preparation of quicksilver
{a} composed of quicksilver, sprightly
Having characteristics of the Roman god Mercury, such as speed
Relating to the planet Mercury
Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament
See Mercury, 2
Volatile
A preparation containing mercury
A person having mercurial qualities
{s} of or in the metal mercury; fluid, quick; changeable
Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer
Containing the element mercury
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness"
Having the form or image of Mercury; applied to ancient guideposts
relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth" relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness" relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals
relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"
If you describe someone as mercurial, you mean that they frequently change their mind or mood without warning. his mercurial temperament. = volatile
Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth
Relating to the Roman god Mercury
Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty
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"
mercurial finger
the little finger
mercurial phosphorus
a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer
mercurial phosphorus
a compound of mercury and phosphorus used to treat syphilis
mercurial ointment
an ointment containing mercury
mercurially
In a mercurial manner
mercurially
skillfully, deftly, agilely
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