querulous

[ kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh- ]
/ ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə- /

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.

ANTONYMS FOR querulous

1 contented.

OTHER WORDS FROM querulous

Words nearby querulous

quercitron, querist, quern, quernstone, quersprung, querulous, query, query language, querétaro, ques., quesadilla

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British Dictionary definitions for querulously

querulous
/ (ˈkwɛrʊləs, ˈkwɛrjʊ-) /

adjective

inclined to make whining or peevish complaints
characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or disposition a querulous tone

Derived forms of querulous

querulously, adverb querulousness, noun

Word Origin for querulous

C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain