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Definition of quicksilver adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quicksilver

adjective

/ˈkwɪksɪlvə(r)/

/ˈkwɪksɪlvər/

[only before noun] (literary)

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changing or moving very quickly
- his quicksilver temperament

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