mercurialadjective
uk/mɜːˈkjʊə.ri.əl/us/mɝːˈkjʊr.i.əl/mercurial adjective (QUICK)
literary changing suddenly and often:
a mercurial temperament
She was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings.
literary intelligent, enthusiastic, and quick:
a mercurial mind/wit
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Changing frequently
- butterfly
- capricious
- changeable
- dipsy-doodle
- elasticity
- flighty
- fluidity
- inconstant
- inflammable
- kaleidoscopic
- mutable
- patchy
- protean
- stutter
- turbulent
- unpredictable
- variable
- volatile
- yo-yo
- zigzag
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Energetic and lively
mercurial adjective (RELATING TO MERCURY)
specialized medical containing or caused by mercury:
mercurial drugs