mercurial
adjective/mərˈkjʊriəl/
Frequency rank: #15,447 most common English word
Meaning
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Example sentence
Her mercurial personality made it hard to predict how she would react in any situation.
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