Querulous
/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
"“Nay, you said as much before,” said the querulous old man, “and yet I was put forth from Kinross, and pillaged by troopers on the road.—[…]”"
Adjective
- 1 habitually complaining wordnet
Example
More examples"She spoke in a querulous voice."
Etymology
From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“I complain”).