Full Definition of MERCURIAL 1of, relating t o, or born under the planet Mercury 2hav ing quali tie of eloquence,ingenuity, or thie vih neattributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury 3characteri!ed by rapid and unpredictab le changeableneof"ood #amercurialte"per$ 4of, relating to, containing, or caued by"ercury Examples #the bo%"ood io mercurialthat &e never 'no& ho& he%going to react to anything$ Fe& "o"entin Englih hitory have been "ore hungry for the futu re, it"ercu rial poibili tieand ithope of richn e, than the pring of ()*+-Ada" .icolon, God's Secretaries, /**+ 0ynony"capriciou,changeable,changeful ,flic'ery,fluctuating, fluid,inconitent ,incontant , fic'le,"utable,'ittih , te"pera"ental ,uncertain, unpredictable, unettled,untable,unteady, variable,volatile Antony"certain, changele,contant, i""utable,invariable, predictable, ettled,table,tationary, teady,unchangeable, unchanging,un varying LACONIC uing or involving the ue of a "ini"u" of &ord:concieto the point of ee"ing rude or "yteriouE1a"pleof LAC2.IC 3e had a reputation for being laconic#the portc ate r%color co""ent ary tendto be laconicbut very "uch to the point$ 4e &ould rather have a "iling, hape5hifting De"ocrat &e don%t trut than a fro&ning, laconic Republican &e trut "ore- Maureen Do&d, New York Times, (* 2ct(66) 7he clo et any one co"eto announcin g hi detin ati on i a laconic89ueI%ll head on in: -Richard Rhode, The Inlan dGround, (66( 0ynony"aphoritic,apotheg"atic, brief,capule,co"pact,co"pendiou, crip, curt, elliptical ;orelliptic <, epigra""atic,concie, "onoyll abic,pithy, ententiou, uccinct ,u""ary,telegraphic, tere, th u"bnail Antony"circuitou, circu"locutory , diffue,long5&inded , proli1,ra"blin g,verboe,&indy,&ordy phi=lan=der;f>5l?n@dr< intr.v. phi·lan·dered, phi·lan·der·ing , phi·lan·ders 1. 7o ha ve a e1ual affair &ith o"eone &ho inot one%poue or partnerUed epecially of a "an2. 7o have "any caual e1ual affairUed epecially of a "an3.Archaic7o flirtUed epecially of a "anE1a"ple B 7he a"e ilargely true of the old ra'e%notoriouphilanderingMany alo ad"ire her for holding together a fa"ily that includea philandering hubandlu""er hahated her philanderi ng huband for year and &anted to leave hi"0ynony"55 cheat,cre& around, tep out Antony"Faithful REMI00 ( negligentin the perfor"ance of &or' or duty :carele2 ho&ing neglect or inattention :la1 E1a"pleof REMI00 (#I &ould be remissif I didn%t te ll yo u ho& "u ch I appreciated the lovely gift$ / It &ould be re"i of "e if I did no t hare &it h you t he vi tal role 9od hapl ayed in "y recovery -enni fer 3o&ard, Undoing Time, /**( +ut if &e do not addret hee co"ple1itiein the publi c arena, and in &aythat are pat ially theore tica lly grounded, &e &ill be re"iin carrying out our cholarly and civic reponibilitie-0aul Cohen, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Dece"ber (66( G84e ll, 0ally, I% " in fault, and I ac'no& ledge itH I% ve been re"iH but I &on%t let to"orro& go by &ithout topping up the" hole: -Mar ' 7& ai n, Th e Adv en tures of uckle!err" #inn, (J 0ynony"carele,derelict,diregardful ,la1, la!y, negl ectful,neglecting,negligent ,lac' Antony"attentive, careful, concientiou,nonnegligent Kmore
Full Definition ofMERCURIAL1 of, relating to, or born under the
planetMercury2 having qualities of eloquence,ingenuity, or
thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of
the planet Mercury3 characterized by rapid and unpredictable
changeableness of mood4of, relating to, containing, or caused
bymercuryExamples
Few moments in English history have been more hungry for the
future, its mercurialpossibilities and its hope of richness, than
the spring of 1603. Adam Nicolson,God's Secretaries, 2003Synonyms
capricious,changeable,changeful,flickery,fluctuating,fluid,inconsistent,inconstant,fickle,mutable,skittish,temperamental,uncertain,unpredictable,unsettled,unstable,unsteady,variable,volatileAntonymscertain,changeless,constant,immutable,invariable,predictable,settled,stable,stationary,steady,unchangeable,unchanging,unvaryingLACONICusing
or involving the use of a minimum of words:conciseto the point of
seeming rude or mysteriousExamples ofLACONICHe had a reputation for
beinglaconic.
2. It would beremissof me if I did not share with you the vital
role God has played in my recovery. Jennifer Howard,Undoing Time,
20013. But if we do not address these complexities in the public
arena, and in ways that are spatially theoretically grounded, we
will beremissin carrying out our scholarly and civic
responsibilities. Saul B. Cohen,Annals of the Association of
American Geographers, December 19914. Well, Sally, I'm in fault,
and I acknowledge it; I've beenremiss; but I won't let tomorrow go
by without stopping up them holes.Mark Twain,The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn,
1885Synonymscareless,derelict,disregardful,lax,lazy,neglectful,neglecting,negligent,slackAntonymsattentive,careful,conscientious,nonnegligent[+]more
