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querulously
English
Etymology
querulous +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw??.?.l?s.li/, /?kw??.j?.l?s.li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw??.j?.l?s.li/
Adverb
querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)
- With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
- 1956, Andre Norton, chapter XVII, in Plague Ship:
- "If we're heroes," Dane asked a little querulously, "what are we doing locked up here?"
- 1956, Andre Norton, chapter XVII, in Plague Ship:
Synonyms
- (with grumbling): fretfully, peevishly, whiningly
Related terms
- querulous
- querulousness
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querulous
English
Etymology
From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querul?sus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“I complain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kw??(j)?l?s/
- IPA(key): /?kw??(j)?l?s/, /?kwi??(j)?l?s/
Adjective
querulous (comparative more querulous, superlative most querulous)
- Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate:
- The nights were now cold, gemmed with a multitude of bright stars, uncanny with the querulous wail of coyotes and the occasional deep voices of wolves.
- 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:irritable or Thesaurus:peevish or Thesaurus:sad
Derived terms
- querulously
- querulousness
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