Quer"u*lous (?), a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., 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 than 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.
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