What does "querulously" mean?

With grumbling, complaining, or whining.

What is a synonym for "querulously"?

Common synonyms include: fractiously, fretfully, fretfully, peevishly, peevishly, plaintively.

How do you pronounce "querulously"?

Pronounced //ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li//.

Querulously

//ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1
With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
"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."

Adverb

1
in a peevish manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fractiously fretfully fretfully peevishly peevishly plaintively

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From querulous + -ly.

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