Volatile

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A winged animal; wild fowl; game.

II. Volatile ·adj Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation.

III. Volatile ·adj Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.

IV. Volatile ·adj Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper.