mercurial

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The mercurial striker last played for his country in October 2023.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Master of the trivela, lover of a rabona - mercurial and erratic, but show-stoppingly skilful.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Fourth was the mercurial Arwel Thomas, who was the star man for Swansea and whom Henson tried to learn off when starting out as a young player.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

In Lagos, the harmattan was a mere veil of haze, but in Nsukka, it was a raging, mercurial presence; the mornings were crisp, the afternoons ashen with heat, and the nights unknown.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie