Querulous Definition
kwĕrə-ləs, kwĕryə-
adjective
Inclined to find fault; complaining.
Webster's New World
Full of complaint; peevish.
Webster's New World
Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling.
A querulous voice; querulous comments.
American Heritage
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Querulous
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Middle English querulose litigious, quarrelsome from Old French querelos from Late Latin querulōsus querulous from Latin querulus from querī to complain kwes- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Late 15th century: From Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“I complain").
From Wiktionary
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