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Definition of Mercurial

1. Adjective. Liable to sudden unpredictable change. "A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

2. Adjective. Relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury. "The Mercurial canals"

3. Adjective. Relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury. "More than Mercurial thievishness"

4. Adjective. Relating to or containing or caused by mercury. "Mercurial sore mouth"

Definition of Mercurial

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

2. n. A person having mercurial qualities.

Definition of Mercurial

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mercurial

1. 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." (Byron) 2. Having the form or image of Mercury; applied to ancient guideposts. 3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty. "The mercurial wand of commerce." (J. Q. Adams) 4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury. 5. Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth. Origin: L. Mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F. Mercuriel. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. 2. A preparation containing mercury. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercurial

mercilessnesses Merckx mercocresols Mercouri mercs mercumatilin mercuramide mercurammonium mercurate mercurated

mercurates mercurating mercuration mercurations mercurial (current term) mercurial (current term) mercurialentis Mercurialis mercurialism mercurialist

Mercurialis annua Mercurialis perennis mercurialize mercurially mercurialness mercurialnesses mercurials mercurial diuretics mercurial line mercurial ointment

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