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mercurial

/mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/adjective

उच्चारण मर्क्युअरिअल

चंचल, अस्थिर, जल्दी बदलने वाला

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adjective
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    literary

    often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected

    चंचल, अस्थिर, जल्दी बदलने वाला

    • a mercurial temper
    • The mercurial coach could praise a player in the morning and drop him by evening.
    • The star batsman was brilliant but mercurial in his moods.
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    • Her mercurial nature made her hard to predict.
    • The mercurial weather changed from sun to storm within an hour.

    Synonyms volatile capricious fickle unpredictable changeable

    Opposite stable steady consistent constant

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mer·cu·ri·al

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Keep the changeable words together: mercurial, volatile (likely to change suddenly), capricious (changing mood suddenly), fickle (changing loyalty often), erratic (not regular or predictable).

अस्थिरता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mercurial, volatile (अचानक बदलने वाला), capricious (अचानक मूड बदलने वाला), fickle (बार-बार निष्ठा बदलने वाला), erratic (अनियमित)।

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Science: mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

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