Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence (comparable), money-making; crafty.
Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an animated, lively, quick-witted or volatile character.
A chemical compound containing mercury.
A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
Having or decorated with a plume or plumes.