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  1. 1. v. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. habitually complaining Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 s habitually complaining Source: ecdict

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