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Definition of querulous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

querulous

adjective
 
/ˈkwerələs/
 
/ˈkwerələs/
 (formal, disapproving)
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  1. complaining; showing that you are annoyed synonym peevish
    • He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri ‘complain’.
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