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- 1. complaining in a petulant or whining manner: "she became querulous and demanding"
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Definition of querulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Dictionary definition of querulous. Habitually complaining or grumbling, often in a peevish or petulant manner. "The querulous child whined and complained about every small inconvenience." Detailed meaning of querulous. Such people tend to find faults in almost everything and have a tendency to grumble about minor issues.
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quer•u•lous (kwer′ ə ləs, kwer′ yə-), adj. full of complaints; complaining. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done. Latin querulus, equivalent. to quer ( ī) to complain + -ulus - ulous. 1490–1500. quer′u•lous•ly, adv. quer′u•lous•ness, n.
The meaning of QUERULOUS is habitually complaining. How to use querulous in a sentence. Did you know?
Adjective. querulous ( comparative more querulous, superlative most querulous) Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. 1877, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet.
