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mercurial
(m/@/r'k/j//U/r/i//@/l
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adjective (a)
- relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury(adj.pert)Example:
The Mercurial canals.
source: wordnet30 - relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury(adj.pert)Example:
More than Mercurial thievishness.
source: wordnet30 - relating to or containing or caused by mercury(adj.pert)Example:
Mercurial preparations.
Mercurial sore mouth.
source: wordnet30 - Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A person having mercurial qualities.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- liable to sudden unpredictable change(adj.all)Example:
Mercurial twists of temperament.
source: wordnet30
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