Snappy vs Mercurial - What's the difference?
snappy | mercurial | Related terms |
(label) Rapid and without delay.
(label) Irritable.
(label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
Chilly, brisk, sharp.
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(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:
Snappy is a related term of mercurial.
As adjectives the difference between snappy and mercurial
is that snappy is (label) rapid and without delay while mercurial is (often capitalized, see (mercurial)) pertaining to the planet mercury.As a noun mercurial is
(obsolete) any of the plants known as mercury.snappy
English
Adjective
(er)- (=hurry up)
Synonyms
* (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick * (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchyDerived terms
* make it snappymercurial
English
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 [...].