Mercurial

Adjective

 * 1) Volatile; erratic; unstable; flighty; fickle or changeable in temperament.
 * 2) Lively; clever; sprightly; animated; quick-witted.
 * I have a mercurial wit.
 * 1) Having characteristics attributed to the Shakespeare character Mercutio, such as volatile, erratic, unstable, and shrewdness.
 * Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver.
 * 1) Having characteristics attributed to the Roman god Mercury, such as swiftness, eloquence, shrewdness, and thievishness.
 * 2)  (often capitalized, see Mercurial) Of or pertaining to the Roman god Mercury.
 * 3)  (often capitalized, see Mercurial) Of or pertaining to the planet Mercury; under the supposed astrological influence of the planet Mercury.

Derived terms

 * mercurial eczema
 * mercurial glossitis
 * mercurial ointment
 * mercurial phosphorus
 * mercurial pneumatic trough
 * mercurial rash
 * mercurial trough


 * mercurialisation, mercurialization
 * mercurialise, mercurialize
 * mercurialism
 * mercurialist
 * mercuriality
 * mercurially
 * organomercurial

Related terms

 * mercuric, mercury, Mercury

Noun

 * 1) A chemical containing mercury.

Adverbs for Mercurial
blithely; capriciously; delightfully; captivatingly; nimbly; actively; captiously; "wantonly; cheerfully; changefully; inconstantly; craftily;  unpredictably;   problematically; perplexingly;  irrationally;  unreasonably; vivaciously; fascinatingly; temperamentally; unstably; merrily; erratically; waywardly; vagrantly; restlessly; nomadically; lightly; interestingly; casually.

Thesaurus
active, activist, activistic, adrift, adroit, afloat, agile, alive, alternating, ambitendent, ambivalent, amorphous, animated, at loose ends, aureate, bouncing, bouncy, brass, brassy, brazen, breakneck, breezy, brisk, bronze, bronzy, bubbly, buoyant, capricious, changeable, changeful, changing, chipper, choppy, clever, copper, coppery, coquettish, cunning, cupreous, cuprous, dashing, desultory, deviable, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, disorderly, divaricate, divergent, diversified, diversiform, dizzy, double-minded, double-quick, dubious, eagle-winged, ebullient, eccentric, effervescent, elastic, energetic, erose, erratic, expansive, expeditious, express, faddish, fast, fast and loose, fence-sitting, fence-straddling, ferrous, ferruginous, fickle, fitful, fleet, flickering, flighty, flirtatious, flitting, fluctuating, flying, freakish, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, galloping, giddy, gilt, gold, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, impetuous, impulsive, inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, infirm, infirm of purpose, ingenious, iron, ironlike, irregular, irresolute, irresolved, irresponsible, jagged, jerky, lead, leaden, light, light of heel, light-footed, live, lively, lubricious, mazy, mercurous, militant, mobile, moody, motley, movable, mugwumpian, mugwumpish, mutable, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, nimble, nimble-footed, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, of two minds, peppy, perky, pert, pewter, pewtery, pluralistic, precipitate, prompt, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quicksilver, ragged, rambling, rapid, reckless, resilient, restless, rough, roving, running, scatterbrained, shapeless, shifting, shifty, shuffling, silver, silver-plated, silvery, skittish, smacking, snappy, spanking, spasmodic, speedy, spineless, spirited, sporadic, sprightly, spry, steel, steely, swift, temperamental, ticklish, tin, tinny, toying, unaccountable, uncertain, uncontrolled, undecided, undependable, undetermined, undisciplined, unequable, unequal, uneven, unfixed, unorthodox, unpredictable, unreliable, unresolved, unrestrained, unsettled, unstable, unstable as water, unstaid, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, vacillating, vagrant, variable, variegated, variform, various, varying, versatile, vicissitudinary, vicissitudinous, vivacious, volatile, wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery, wavy, wayward, whimsical, winged, wishy-washy, zingy

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