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quicksilver

adjective noun

liable to sudden unpredictable change

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Word length
11
Starts with
Q
Ends with
R
Contains
UI
Scrabble score
29
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. liable to sudden unpredictable change

    “erratic behavior”

noun

  1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

In context

Example Sentences

erratic behavior
fickle weather
mercurial twists of temperament
a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

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