Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
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Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
jealous, exacting fondness. --Macaulay.
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3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
tone of voice.
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Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.
[1913 Webster] -- {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
{Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
querulous
adj 1: habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: {fretful},
{querulous}, {whiney}, {whiny}]
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