Word of the Day – Mercurial

Mercurial (adj)

mur-ku-ree-al

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Of or containing the element mercury.

Late Middle English (in mercurial (sense 3 of the adjective)): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. mercurial (sense 1 of the adjective) dates from the mid 17th century.

Example sentences

“I was used to her mercurial moods!”