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† querulation Obs. rare—1.
[n. of action f. med.L. querulārī to complain, f. querul-us: see querulous a.]
Complaint, complaining. So also (from stem querul-) queruˈlental, -ˈlential a., querulous. ˈqueruling vbl. n., complaining. ˈquerulist one who complains. queˈrulity, queruˈlosity (cf. querulous a.), habit or spirit of complaining.
1614T. Adams Sinners Passing Bell Wks. (1629) 264 Will not these mournings, menaces, *querulations, stirre your hearts?
1785R. Cumberland Observer No. 103 ⁋3 A lady..rather captious and *querulental.
1806― Mem. 17 Walpole had..a plea for being captious and *querulential, for he was a martyr to the gout.
1838S. Bellamy Betrayal 94 The Devil give thee heed! Haply he'll better care thy *queruling Than He I follow mine.
1788T. Touchstone Trifler 431, I have carefully examined the various subjects of complaint..If my third fair *querulist would [etc.]. 1922C. E. Montague Disenchantment iv. 52 The querulist of the book took it hard..that more kind words did not come to the men.
1866Pall Mall G. 27 June 1 The Premier had..very insufficient grounds for his *querulity.
1882F. T. Palgrave in Grosart Spenser's Wks. IV. p. lxiv, Unreasonable *querulosity. |