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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)

  1. 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?"

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)

  1. 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.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:irritable or Thesaurus:peevish or Thesaurus:sad

Derived terms

  • querulously
  • querulousness

Related terms

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