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QUERULOUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. habitually complaining 2. fretful, whining a querulous voice querulously adverb querulousness noun Did you know? English speakers have called fretful ...
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QUERULOUS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective full of complaints; complaining. Synonyms: discontented, carping, testy, petulant Antonyms: contented characterized by or uttered in complaint; ...
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QUERULOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
often complaining, especially in a weak high voice: He became increasingly dissatisfied and querulous in his old age.
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querelous
† querelous, a. Obs. rare. [ad. late L. querēlōs-us, f. querēla querele.] = querulous (q.v.). For earlier examples of the form see quarrellous.1581 J. Hamilton in Cath. Tract. (S.T.S.) 84 Thir ar murmurers, querelus [L. querulosi]. 1614 Bp. Hall No Peace with Rome §2 That querelous libell of the Mac...
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querulous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
querulous is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
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Querulous - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating from Old French querelos and Late Latin querulosus, meaning habitually complaining or quarrelsome, derived from Latin queri "to complain."
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quarrellous
† ˈquarrellous, a. Obs. Forms: 5 querelous(e, quarelouse, 6 quaril-, quarel(l)-, 6–7 quarrel-, 6–7 quarrellous. [a. OF. querelous (F. querelleux): see quarrel n.3 and -ous. In later use perh. a new formation.] a. Given to complaining; querulous. b. Quarrelsome, contentious; fault-finding. (In common...
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QUERULOUS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
adjective 1. inclined to find fault; complaining 2. full of complaint; peevish Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
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Querulous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Querulous means “having a tendency to complain” or, more directly put, “whiny.” Sure, no one can be happy all the time, but that's no excuse for being ...
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360 Synonyms & Antonyms for QUERULOUS - Thesaurus.com
querulous · bearish · bemoaning · cantankerous · captious · carping · censorious · complaining · critical · cross · crying · deploring · discontented ...
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Querulous: In a Sentence
Definition of Querulous full of complaints; complaining. Examples of Querulous in a sentence 1. Forgive me for sounding querulous, but there is a bug in my ...
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querulous Definition - Magoosh GRE
Definition for. querulous. –. adjective: habitually complaining. The querulous old woman was beginning to wear down even the happier members of the staff ...
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L'Orfeide
("Begone o groans, querelous words, languid laments..."). His song puts everyone to sleep except the queen who is fascinated by him.
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querulous
querulous, a. (ˈkwɛrjʊləs) Also 6 -ose, 7 querr-. [ad. late L. querulōs-us, f. querulus, f. querī to complain: cf. querelous, quarrellous.] 1. Of persons: Complaining, given to complaining, full of complaints, peevish. In first quot. possibly for querelous quarrellous; a certain confusion between th...
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