querulous
English
Etymology
From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“I complain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/, /ˈkwiːɹ(j)ələs/
Adjective
querulous (comparative more querulous, superlative most querulous)
- Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
- The nights were now cold, gemmed with a multitude of bright stars, uncanny with the querulous wail of coyotes and the occasional deep voices of wolves.
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:irritable or Thesaurus:peevish or Thesaurus:sad
Derived terms
- querulously
- querulousness
Related terms
- quarrel
- quarrelsome
- querela
- querent
Translations
often complaining
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