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lunatico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mercurial adjective Liable to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour.

Senses

lunatico is used for these senses in English:

  • mercurial (comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]
  • moonstruck (archaic) Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.

mercurial — full definition

  1. adjective Liable to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour.
  2. adjective Lively, quick-witted and full of energy.
  3. adjective Of or containing the metal mercury.

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