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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•cu•ri•al /mərˈkyʊriəl/USA pronunciation adj. - changeable;
varying;
erratic:a mercurial nature; a mercurial mood.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•cu•ri•al (mər kyŏŏr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - changeable;
volatile;
fickle;
flighty;
erratic:a mercurial nature. - animated;
lively;
sprightly;
quick-witted. - Chemistrypertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury.
- Mythology(cap.) of or pertaining to the god Mercury.
- Astronomy(cap.) of or pertaining to the planet Mercury.
n. - Drugs[Pharm.]a preparation of mercury used as a drug.
- Latin mercuriālis of, pertaining to the god or planet Mercury. See mercury, -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . inconstant, indecisive.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . spirited.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . constant, steady.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . phlegmatic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mercurial /mɜːˈkjʊərɪəl/ adj - of, like, containing, or relating to mercury
- volatile; lively: a mercurial temperament
- (sometimes capital) of, like, or relating to the god or the planet Mercury
n - any salt of mercury for use as a medicine
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin mercuriālismerˈcurially adv merˈcurialness, merˌcuriˈality n |