relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; the Mercurial canals

[ Syn: mercurial ]

relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; more than Mercurial thievishness

[ Syn: mercurial ]

relating to or containing or caused by mercury; mercurial preparations; mercurial sore mouth'

liable to sudden unpredictable change; erratic behavior; fickle weather; mercurial twists of temperament; a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

[ Syn: erratic , fickle , quicksilver ]