mercurial

[Mer*cu·ri*al]

Relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

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Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.

Adjective S.
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"

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"


a.
Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.

a.
Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient guideposts.

a.
Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.

a.
Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2.

a.
Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.

n.
A person having mercurial qualities.

n.
A preparation containing mercury.


Mercurial

Mer*cu"ri*al , a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.] 1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.
A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a fan.
2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient guideposts. [Obs.] Chillingworth. 3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.
The mercurial wand of commerce.
4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2. 5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.

Mercurial

Mer*cu"ri*al, n. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. Bacon. 2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.

Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.

A person having mercurial qualities.

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