Mercurial vs Lickety-split - What's the difference?
mercurial | lickety-split | Related terms |
(obsolete) Any of the plants known as mercury.
(astrology) Someone born under the influence of Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
(often capitalized, see (Mercurial)) Pertaining to the Roman god Mercury, the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty..
* J. Q. Adams
(astrology) Born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and having such characteristics.
Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver.
Having a volatile or lively character; quick-witted, changeable, animated.
* 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury , I:
Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.
Mercurial is a related term of lickety-split.
As a noun mercurial
is (obsolete) any of the plants known as mercury.As an adjective mercurial
is (often capitalized, see (mercurial)) pertaining to the planet mercury.As an adverb lickety-split is
quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.mercurial
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Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- the mercurial wand of commerce
- From the natural Mercurial Briskness of her Temper, a sedentary Life had ever been her Aversion [...].
Derived terms
* mercurial eczema * mercurial glossitis * mercurial ointment * mercurial phosphorus * mercurial pneumatic trough * mercurial rash * mercurial trough * mercurialisation, mercurialization * mercurialise, mercurialize * mercurialism * mercurialist * mercuriality * mercurially * organomercuriallickety-split
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Adverb
- At the sound of the starting gun, they were off and running lickety-split .
