querulous

The definition of querulous is complaining, often in an argumentative or unpleasant manner.

(adjective)

An example of querulous is a child whining loudly in the grocery store that she wants to go home.

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See querulous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. inclined to find fault; complaining
  2. full of complaint; peevish

Origin: L querulus < queri, to complain: see quarrel

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See querulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Given to complaining; peevish.
  2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English querulose, litigious, quarrelsome

Origin: , from Old French querelos

Origin: , from Late Latin querulōsus, querulous

Origin: , from Latin querulus

Origin: , from querī, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • querˈu·lous·ly adverb
  • querˈu·lous·ness noun

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