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Definition of Mercurially
1. adv. In a mercurial manner.
Definition of Mercurially
1. Adverb. In a mercurial manner. ¹
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Definition of Mercurially
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercurially
Literary usage of Mercurially
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Historical Review by American historical association (1904)
"Isabella was the true child of her age in this respect, but though she rose and
fell mercurially to every change of temperature in her environment, she had, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"... that rupia was extremely rare when no mercury was useu ; that bone- disease
did not occur unless in mercurially treated cases ; and that, in short, ..."
3. Imaginary Interviews by William Dean Howells (1910)
"... in a London ' block,' but there is something more fluent, more mercurially
impatient, in a New York street jam, which our nerves more vividly partake. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Pertaining to Mercury as god of eloquence. mercurially (mer-ku'ri-al-i), adv. 1.
In a mercurial manner.—2. By means of mercury. ..."
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