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Changing mood or behavior quickly and unpredictably.

adjective

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mercurial

The mercurial critic praised the draft one day and dismissed it the next.
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The director of a student comedy could be mercurial, praising a scene enthusiastically and then becoming impatient with it a few minutes later.
From Different Reactions in One Rehearsal.
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