Adjective : a mercurial nature. From Dictionary.com.
Whatever pity she had felt for herself had been mercurially replaced with intense self-loathing. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness of the Light] Reference
In September 1914, while Obregón was on a mission to Villa's headquarters, Villa had ordered him shot -- but then mercurially changed his mind. From Wordnik.com. [Alone at the top: the achievement of Alvaro Obregón] Reference
And then, his mood appeared to mercurially change again as he leaned back to the center of the table, taking care to move his cup and saucer delicately to the side. From Wordnik.com. [DARK VICTORY] Reference
Patali, watching the expression of his eyes, mercurially changed her tactics. From Wordnik.com. [Guns of the Gods]
Toulouse had their chances to win the match but the mercurially gifted Frederic Michalak failed with a last gasp penalty. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The doctor became neither of these; but Ruth, whose spirits were mercurially affected by the atmosphere, always viewed the elements with the eye of a private signal-service reporter. From Wordnik.com. [Other Things Being Equal] Reference
I say by his fault, but I should have said by the fault of his doctors, who treated him mercurially for a disease which was not venereal; and this treatment not only killed him but took away his good name. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
Madame Becky, that smart daughter of an alcoholic gentleman artist and of his lady of the French ballet, inherited the perfect non-moral morality of the artist blood that sang mercurially through her veins. From Wordnik.com. [The Delicious Vice] Reference
When so-called fiscal conservatives behave the same way in order to keep their seats - promising handouts to the mercurially defined "needy" from other people's money - I think that this is a soft form of leftist ideology. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
"But like I said to Morgan jokingly I have to say: I will not carry his suitcases around for five weeks!" added Elissalde, whose club partnership with the mercurially-gifted Frederic Michalak looked at one point to be the dream team for the France side but the latter has faded from the picture in dramatic fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News] Reference
Tuppence's spirits rose mercurially. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Adversary] Reference
Her spirits had brightened mercurially. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Darkened Windows] Reference
So mercurially strode. From Wordnik.com. [Grimm Tales Made Gay] Reference
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