Mercurial vs Hastily - What's the difference?
mercurial | hastily | 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:
In a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= (label) Soon, shortly.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , II.vi:
Mercurial is a related term of hastily.
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 hastily is
in a hasty manner; quickly, hurriedly.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 * organomercurialhastily
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Adverb
(en adverb)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
- she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...].
