querulous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Late 15th century: From late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri (to complain).
[edit] Pronunciation
/quer"u*lous/
[edit] Adjective
querulous (comparative more querulous, superlative most querulous)
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- Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
[edit] Translations
often complaining
[edit] Synonyms
- bitchy
- cantankerous
- critical
- fretful
- huffy
- irritable
- peevish
- plaintive
- testy
- touchy
- uptight
- whiny
- bemoaning
- grumbling
- lamenting
- whining