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querulous

[ kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh- ]
/ ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə- /
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adjective
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

1490–1500; <Latin querulus, equivalent to quer(ī) to complain + -ulus-ulous

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Words related to querulous

bearish, bemoaning, cantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, deploring, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grousing, grumbling, huffy, irritable

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British Dictionary definitions for querulous

querulous
/ (ˈkwɛrʊləs, ˈkwɛrjʊ-) /
adjective
inclined to make whining or peevish complaints
characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or dispositiona querulous tone

Derived forms of querulous

querulously, adverbquerulousness, noun

Word Origin for querulous

C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain
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