a. | 1. | Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god |
2. | Having the form or image of | |
3. | Of or pertaining to | |
4. | Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; | |
5. | (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; | |
n. | 1. | A person having mercurial qualities. |
2. | (Med.) A preparation containing mercury. |
Adj. | 1. | mercurial - 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" |