| | mercurial | (เมอคิว'เรียล) adj. เกี่ยวกับธาตุปรอท, เกี่ยวกับเทพเจ้า Mercury (ดู) , เกี่ยวกับดาวพุธ, กระฉับกระเฉง, มีชีวิตชีวา, คล่องแคล่ว, ไว (เหมือนปรอท) , เปลี่ยนแปลงง่าย, เหลาะแหละ, หลายใจ. n. ยาที่มีสารปรอทอยู่., See also: mercurialness n. mercuriality n. |
| | mercurial | (adj) เกี่ยวกับปรอท, เปลี่ยนแปลงง่าย, เหลาะแหละ, หลายใจ |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, n.
1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon.
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2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius
Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.]
1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury;
swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable;
as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.
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A mercurial man
Who fluttered over all things like a fan. --Byron.
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2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient
guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.
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3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence,
money-making; crafty.
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The mercurial wand of commerce. --J. Q. Adams.
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4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial
preparations, barometer. See {Mercury}, 2.
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5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore
mouth.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mercurial
adj 1: 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" [syn: {erratic},
{fickle}, {mercurial}, {quicksilver(a)}]
2: relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the
planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"
3: relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness,
swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more
than Mercurial thievishness"
4: relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial
preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
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