querulous
Use Querulous in a sentence
ə 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.
Related forms
quer·u·lous·ly, adverb
quer·u·lous·ness, noun
un·quer·u·lous, adjective
un·quer·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·quer·u·lous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented.
1, 2. petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented.
Antonyms
1. contented.
1. contented.
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World English Dictionary
querulous (ˈkwɛrʊləs, ˈkwɛrjʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | inclined to make whining or peevish complaints |
| 2. | characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or disposition: a querulous tone |
| [C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain] | |
| 'querulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'querulousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
querulous
c.1500, from O.Fr. querelos, from L.L. querulosus, from L. querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (1).
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Example sentences
His voice had a youthful, slightly querulous timbre.
Gale added that he is not just being querulous when he raises the question of logical impossibility.
Adrift in a clueless no-man's-land, I felt my moods range from querulous to despondent.
His high, querulous voice is heard in every colloquy.
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