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 ]