Meaning of MERCURIAL in English

Use in sentences of MERCURIAL

Meaning of MERCURIAL in English

• Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.
• Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient guideposts.
• Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.
• Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2.
• Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.
• A person having mercurial qualities.
• A preparation containing mercury.

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