querulousness

quer·u·lous  (kwr-ls, kwry-)

adj.

1. Given to complaining; peevish.

2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.

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[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.]

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queru·lous·ly adv.

queru·lous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

querulousness - the quality of being given to complaining pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"