† querulation Obs. rare—1.
[n. of action f. med.L. querulārī to complain, f. querul-us: see querulous a.]
Complaint, complaining. So also (from stem querul-) queruˈlental, -ˈlential a., querulous. ˈqueruling vbl. n., complaining. ˈquerulist one who complains. queˈrulity, queruˈlosity (cf. querulous a.), habit or spirit of complaining.
| 1614 T. Adams Sinners Passing Bell Wks. (1629) 264 Will not these mournings, menaces, *querulations, stirre your hearts? |
| 1785 R. Cumberland Observer No. 103 ¶3 A lady..rather captious and *querulental. |
| 1806 ― Mem. 17 Walpole had..a plea for being captious and *querulential, for he was a martyr to the gout. |
| 1838 S. Bellamy Betrayal 94 The Devil give thee heed! Haply he'll better care thy *queruling Than He I follow mine. |
| 1788 T. Touchstone Trifler 431, I have carefully examined the various subjects of complaint..If my third fair *querulist would [etc.]. 1922 C. E. Montague Disenchantment iv. 52 The querulist of the book took it hard..that more kind words did not come to the men. |
| 1866 Pall Mall G. 27 June 1 The Premier had..very insufficient grounds for his *querulity. |
| 1882 F. T. Palgrave in Grosart Spenser's Wks. IV. p. lxiv, Unreasonable *querulosity. |