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Webster 1913 Edition

Querulous

Quer′u-lous

,
Adj.
[L.
querulus
and
querulosus
, fr.
queri
to complain. Cf.
Cry
,
Verb.
,
Quarrel
a brawl,
Quarrelous
.]
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
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Querulous

QUER'ULOUS

,
Adj.
[L. querulus, from queror, to complain. See Quarrel.]
1.
Complaining or habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as a querulous man or people.
2.
Expressing complaint; as a querulous tone of voice.

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