querulous
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adjective \ˈkwer-yə-ləs, -ə-ləs also ˈkwir-\Definition of QUERULOUS
1
: habitually complaining
See Examples of QUERULOUS
- <car trips that were frequently spoiled by a couple of querulous passengers in the back>
Origin of QUERULOUS
Middle English querelose, from Latin querulus, from queri to complain
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to QUERULOUS
- Antonyms
- forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining
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