querulous

[ kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh- ]

/ ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə- /

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adjective

full of complaints; complaining.

characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.

Origin of querulous

1490–1500; <Latin querulus, equivalent to quer(ī) to complain + -ulus-ulous

SYNONYMS FOR querulous

1, 2 petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented.

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ANTONYMS FOR querulous

1 contented.

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OTHER WORDS FROM querulous

quer·u·lous·ly, adverbquer·u·lous·ness, nounun·quer·u·lous, adjectiveun·quer·u·lous·ly, adverb

un·quer·u·lous·ness, noun

Words nearby querulous

queries, querist, quern, quernstone, quersprung, querulous, query, query language, ques., quesadilla, qué será, será

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Example sentences from the Web for querulous

The querulous, interconnected pamphlets printed in seventeenth-century Europe prefigure the culture of modern blogging.
Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It|Nick Romeo|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Calasso reconstruction is, in Mounts' judgment, a superbly ambitious, quirky, querulous, lyrical, and finally persuasive essay.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There is nothing which more detracts from one's usefulness than a querulous temper.
A Book for All Readers|Ainsworth Rand Spofford
The querulous throaty tone was the same, but the words came each time more quickly, and the wail was dying out of them.
The Professor's Mystery|Wells Hastings

And while ordinarily, he was not one who was inclined to be querulous, still now on occasion, he could be.
The Financier|Theodore Dreiser
And thus sorrow poured forth its querulous wailings into the cold ear of death.
Mark Hurdlestone|Susanna Moodie
But to Katherine the Captain freed his querulous soul, never to Hilda.
The Dull Miss Archinard|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for querulous

querulous

/ (ˈkwɛrʊləs, ˈkwɛrjʊ-) /

adjective

inclined to make whining or peevish complaints

characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or dispositiona querulous tone

Derived forms of querulous

querulously, adverbquerulousness, noun

Word Origin for querulous

C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	querulous
释义	querulous [ kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh- ] / ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR querulous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective full of complaints; complaining. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done. Origin of querulous 1490–1500; <Latin querulus, equivalent to quer(ī) to complain + -ulus-ulous SYNONYMS FOR querulous 1, 2 petulant, testy; caviling, carping, discontented. SEE SYNONYMS FOR querulous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR querulous 1 contented. SEE ANTONYMS FOR querulous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM querulous quer·u·lous·ly, adverbquer·u·lous·ness, nounun·quer·u·lous, adjectiveun·quer·u·lous·ly, adverb un·quer·u·lous·ness, noun Words nearby querulous queries, querist, quern, quernstone, quersprung, querulous, query, query language, ques., quesadilla, qué será, será Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for querulous The querulous, interconnected pamphlets printed in seventeenth-century Europe prefigure the culture of modern blogging. Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It\|Nick Romeo\|October 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Calasso reconstruction is, in Mounts' judgment, a superbly ambitious, quirky, querulous, lyrical, and finally persuasive essay. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|April 7, 2010\|DAILY BEAST There is nothing which more detracts from one's usefulness than a querulous temper. A Book for All Readers\|Ainsworth Rand Spofford The querulous throaty tone was the same, but the words came each time more quickly, and the wail was dying out of them. The Professor's Mystery\|Wells Hastings And while ordinarily, he was not one who was inclined to be querulous, still now on occasion, he could be. The Financier\|Theodore Dreiser And thus sorrow poured forth its querulous wailings into the cold ear of death. Mark Hurdlestone\|Susanna Moodie But to Katherine the Captain freed his querulous soul, never to Hilda. The Dull Miss Archinard\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick British Dictionary definitions for querulous querulous / (ˈkwɛrʊləs, ˈkwɛrjʊ-) / adjective inclined to make whining or peevish complaints characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or dispositiona querulous tone Derived forms of querulous querulously, adverbquerulousness, noun Word Origin for querulous C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to querulous cantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grumbling, irritable, lamenting, petulant, plaintive, snappy, sour
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querulous

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