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quicksilver - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quicksilver' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quicksilver [ a.]
- The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.

Meaning of 'quicksilver' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quicksilver [ s]
Meaning (1):
- liable to sudden unpredictable change
Example in sentence:
  • a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next;
  • erratic behavior;
  • fickle weather;
  • mercurial twists of temperament