MERCURIAL


Meaning of MERCURIAL in English

[ mə:'kjʊərɪəl ]

■ adjective

1》 subject to sudden changes of mood or mind.

2》 of or containing the element mercury.

3》 ( Mercurial ) of the planet Mercury.

■ noun a drug containing mercury.

Derivatives

~ity -'alɪti noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from L. ~is 'relating to the god Mercury', from Mercurius 'Mercury'.

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