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mercurial
Overview of adj mercurial
The adj mercurial has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver -- (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")
2. Mercurial -- (relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals")
3. Mercurial -- (relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness")
4. mercurial -- (relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth")
Grep of noun mercurial
mercurial ointment
mercurialis
mercurialis annua
mercurialis perennis
Antonyms of adj mercurial
1 of 4 senses of mercurial
Sense 1
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA changeable) -> unchangeable
Similarity of adj mercurial
4 senses of mercurial
Sense 1
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(prenominal)
=> changeable (vs. unchangeable), changeful
Sense 2
Mercurial
Pertains to noun Mercury (Sense 3)
=>Mercury
INSTANCE OF=> terrestrial planet
INSTANCE OF=> inferior planet
Sense 3
Mercurial
Pertains to noun Mercury (Sense 2)
=>Mercury
INSTANCE OF=> Roman deity
Sense 4
mercurial
Pertains to noun mercury (Sense 1)
=>mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
=> metallic element, metal
Pertainyms of adj mercurial
3 of 4 senses of mercurial
Sense 2
Mercurial
Pertains to noun Mercury (Sense 3)
=>Mercury
INSTANCE OF=> terrestrial planet
INSTANCE OF=> inferior planet
Sense 3
Mercurial
Pertains to noun Mercury (Sense 2)
=>Mercury
INSTANCE OF=> Roman deity
Sense 4
mercurial
Pertains to noun mercury (Sense 1)
=>mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
=> metallic element, metal
Attributes of adj mercurial
Domain of adj mercurial
Domain Terms of adj mercurial
Familiarity of adj mercurial
mercurial used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj mercurial
mercurial
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