Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Querulous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.
queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl,
{Quarrelous}.]
1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
jealous, exacting fondness. --Macaulay.
3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
tone of voice.
Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. --
{Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
querulous
adj : habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {whiney},
{whining(a)}, {whiny}]
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