Thesaurus: querulous

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1. v. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.
2. v. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
3. v. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.
4. adj. habitually complaining
5. 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] land. 2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay. 3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. Syn. -- Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n.
6. j:100 s habitually complaining