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querulous [ˈkwɛrʊləs ˈkwɛrjʊ-] adj
1. inclined to make whining or peevish complaints 2. characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or disposition a querulous tone [from Latin querulus from querī to complain] querulously adv querulousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
querulous adjective complaining, cross, discontented, grumbling, peevish, critical, sour, carping, murmuring, whining, dissatisfied, irritable, touchy, petulant, plaintive, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, waspish, censorious, grouchy (informal), hard to please, fault-finding, captious a querulous male voice contented, uncritical, uncomplaining, placid, undemanding, equable, easy to please Translations querulous [ˈkwɛrjʊləs ˈkwɛrʊləs] adj [person] → récriminateur/trice; [voice] → plaintif/ive querulous querulous [ˈkwɛrʊləs] adj → querulo/a querulous [ˈkwɛrʊləs] adj → querulo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was interested in the human side of that struggle to express something which was so obscure in the man's mind that he was become morbid and querulous. Her tone was now querulous and her lip drawn up, giving her not a joyful, but an animal, squirrel-like expression. says this woman, in a querulous, rattling whisper. |
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