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mercurially

Meanings
  • adjective

    Relating to or influenced by the planet Mercury.

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mercurial , mercurially , mercurialness , mercurialnesses
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'mercurius', the name of the Roman god of commerce, finance, trade, thieves, travelers, and merchants. Also associated with the planet Mercury.

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  1. Mercury is the only planet that has a retrograde motion greater than Earth's.

  2. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

  3. Mercury is named after the Roman god Mercurius, who was the god of commerce, trade, and thieves.

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  1. Mercury (planet): A planet in our solar system, the smallest and closest to the Sun.

  2. Mercury (element): A heavy, silvery, liquid metal. It is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.

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  1. Still grinning, still miming, he samba-ed across the floor … and started in on the dishes with a vigor that would have prostrated his "mercurial" cousin.

    - T. Coraghessan Boyle,{it}Harper's{/it},October 1987

  2. Some scientists suggest that because manic-depressive patients are ever riding the bio-chemical express between emotional extremes, their brains end up more complexly wired and remain more persistently plastic than do the brains of less "mercurial" sorts.

    - Natalie Angier,{it}New York Times{/it},12 Oct. 1993

  3. Though you could see all three places in one day, each of them makes you want to stay or to keep returning to watch the effects of the changing weather and the "mercurial" Sicilian light.

    - Francine Prose,{it}Atlantic{/it},December 2002

  4. 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,{it}God's Secretaries{/it},2003
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In literature, Mercurial characters are often depicted as quick-witted, versatile, and adaptable. Mercury is also the name of a planet and a chemical element (symbol Hg).

How to Memorize "mercurially"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the planet Mercury or the Roman god Mercurius.

  2. associate

    - Associate Mercurial with quickness, adaptability, and commerce.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Mercury is the smallest, swiftest planet' to remember its properties.

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