querulously

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Etymology

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From querulous +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

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querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)

  1. With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
    • 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “What was behind Mr. Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1857, →OCLC, book the first (Poverty), page 313:
      It was his last demonstration for that time; as, after shedding some more tears and querulously complaining that he couldn't breathe, he slowly fell into a slumber.
    • 1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Science of Deduction”, in A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, 3rd edition, London, New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., [], published 1892, →OCLC, part I (Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., []), page 32:
      "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. []"
    • 1907, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The German Air-fleet”, in The War in the Air: [], London: George Bell and Sons, published 1908, →OCLC, § 2, page 113:
      "I wish to 'eaven I 'adn't these silly sandals on," he cried querulously to the universe. "They give the whole blessed show away."
    • 1956, Andre Norton, chapter XVII, in Plague Ship:
      "If we're heroes," Dane asked a little querulously, "what are we doing locked up here?"

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