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- Dictionaryquerulous/ˈkwɛr(j)ʊləs/
adjective
- 1. complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner: "she became querulous and demanding"
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1. : habitually complaining. 2. : fretful, whining. a querulous voice. querulously adverb. querulousness noun. Did you know? English speakers have called fretful whiners querulous since late medieval times.
QUERULOUS definition: 1. often complaining, especially in a weak high voice: 2. often complaining, especially in a weak…. Learn more.
Querulous definition: full of complaints; complaining.. See examples of QUERULOUS used in a sentence.
QUERULOUS meaning: 1. often complaining, especially in a weak high voice: 2. often complaining, especially in a weak…. Learn more.
Querulous means “having a tendency to complain” or, more directly put, “whiny.” Sure, no one can be happy all the time, but that’s no excuse for being querulous.
quer·u·lous. (kwĕr′ə-ləs, kwĕr′yə-) adj. 1. Given to complaining; peevish. 2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments.
adjective. 1. full of complaints; complaining. 2. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish. a querulous tone. constant querulous reminders of things to be done. SYNONYMS 1, 2. petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented. ANTONYMS 1. contented.
Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling. A querulous voice; querulous comments. American Heritage. Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. Wiktionary. Synonyms: whiney. whiny. fretful. touchy. querimonious. grumbling. fault-finding. discontented. petulant. complaining. grouchy. peevish. irritable. cross.
querulous meaning, definition, what is querulous: someone who is querulous complains about...: Learn more.
Definition of querulous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
