Local English word record

quicksilver

adjective · 2 senses

liable to sudden unpredictable change

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Examples

  • erratic behavior
  • fickle weather
  • mercurial twists of temperament
  • a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

Word relationships

Synonyms

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

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