Definitions for mercurial

(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")

(relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals")

(relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness")

(relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth")