Mercurian

See also: mercurian

English

Etymology

Mercury + -ian

Adjective

Mercurian (comparative more Mercurian, superlative most Mercurian)

  1. Of or relating to the planet Mercury.

Noun

Mercurian (plural Mercurians)

  1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mercury.
  2. (astrology) One who is mercurial.
    • 1995, Man, Myth & Magic:
      When a Mercurian is connected with the arts, it is often possible to discern a lack of the heavy, thoroughgoing seriousness which some artists seem to feel is the least that life deserves.
    • 2000, Madame La Roux, The Practice of Classical Palmistry, →ISBN, page 113:
      The thumb of a Mercurian has a tendency to be stiff, as they love money and may have difficulty sharing it.
    • 2016, Ellen Goldberg, Dorian Bergen, The Art and Science of Hand Reading, →ISBN:
      Unfortunately yellow color is not unusual to find in the palm of a Mercurian.

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