Friday, June 27, 2014

Word of the Day: Mercurial

mer·cu·ri·al  adjective \(ˌ)mər-ˈkyr-ē-əl\

: changing moods quickly and often
: changing often : very changeable
: very lively and quick


Examples of MERCURIAL

  1. <the boss’s mood is so mercurial that we never know how he’s going to react to anything>
  2. Few moments in English history have been more hungry for the future, its mercurial possibilities and its hope of richness, than the spring of 1603. —Adam Nicolson, God’s Secretaries, 2003
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