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Synonyms for querulous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kwer-uh-luhs, kwer-yuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə-

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Définition of querulous

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Old French querelos "quarrelsome, argumentative" and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus "full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously; querulousness.
  • adj grouchy, hard to please
Example sentences :
  • And on his countenance there was a sour, querulous, resentful expression.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A querulous, high-pitched voice, quavering with the palsy of extreme age.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • But the children had no awe of the gambler, and their protests were many and querulous.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • For the moment, however, Mr. Mix was querulous rather than defensive.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • At this moment a querulous, broken voice comes to them from some inner room.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • I have also heard from James; he too, talks of success, but in a querulous strain.
  • Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • "I have been down to the village looking for you," he said, in a querulous tone.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • On his face was an expression of querulous surprise as he reeled to the fall.
  • Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
  • Larry blinked with the troubled, querulous eyes of a monkey.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • Suddenly the groom, a kind of querulous shiver in his voice, spoke.
  • Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris

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