English Explanatory Dictionary

querulous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-querulous.wav /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/ /ˈkwiːɹ(j)ələs/

Word forms

querulous more querulous most querulous

Etymology

From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“to complain”).

Synonyms

irritable peevish sad

Related words

quarrel quarrelsome querela querent querulist querulity

Derived words

querulously querulousness unquerulous
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