QUERULOUS


Meaning of QUERULOUS in English

[ 'kwɛrʊləs , 'kwɛrjʊləs ]

■ adjective complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C15: from late L. querulosus , from L. querulus , from queri 'complain'.

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