mercurial
/mɝˈkjʊ.ɹi.əl/ adjective C2- Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. · his mercurial temperament
- Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
- Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
- Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
- Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
- Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence (comparable), money-making; crafty. · Near-synonym: Hermesian
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They stood simultaneously, acknowledging the profound, albeit fleeting, connection they had forged during their transit across the mercurial sea.
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