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querulous

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quer·u·lous  (kwr-ls, kwry-)
adj.
1. Given to complaining; peevish.
2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.
[Middle English querulose, litigious, quarrelsome, from Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulsus, querulous, from Latin querulus, from quer, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
queru·lous·ly adv.
queru·lous·ness n.
querulous [kwer-yew-luss]
Adjective
complaining; whining or peevish [Latin queri to complain]
querulously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.querulousquerulous - habitually complaining; "a whiny child"
whiney, whiny, fretful
complaining, complaintive - expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss"
Translations
querulous [ˈkwɛruləs] adj [person, voice] → quejumbroso
querulous [ˈkwɛruləs] adj [person] → récriminateur/trice; [voice] → plaintif/ive
querulous [ˈkwɛruləs] adj → nörglerisch
querulous [ˈkwɛruləs] adj → querulo/a


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