querulous
[kwer-uh-luh s, kwer-yuh-]
- full of complaints; complaining.
- characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.
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Origin of querulous
Synonyms
See more synonyms for querulous on Thesaurus.com1, 2. petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented.
Antonyms
1. contented.
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Examples from the Web for querulously
Historical Examples
"I—I don't think it interests me much," he said querulously.
The Gentleman From IndianaBooth Tarkington
"Let me up," he said querulously, and began to wipe his face.
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
He whined the question, not angrily, but querulously, like a child.
The Vagrant DukeGeorge Gibbs
"What is a physician if he talk not in the language of oracles," he said, querulously.
The Lion's BroodDuffield Osborne
"There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously.
A Study In ScarletArthur Conan Doyle
querulous
- inclined to make whining or peevish complaints
- characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or dispositiona querulous tone
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain
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Word Origin and History for querulously
querulous
adj.
c.1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
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