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English to English adjective
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relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury |  | Example: the Mercurial canals
source: wordnet30
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relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury | | Example: more than Mercurial thievishness
source: wordnet30
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relating to or containing or caused by mercury | | Example: mercurial preparations
mercurial sore mouth
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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liable to sudden unpredictable change | | Example: erratic behavior
fickle weather
mercurial twists of temperament
a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
source: wordnet30 noun
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A person having mercurial qualities. | | source: webster1913
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