-ləs adjective
Etymology: Latin querulus, from queri to complain — more at wheeze
1. : apt to find fault : disposed to murmur : habitually complaining
querulous disappointed old age — W.M.Thackeray
the querulous boredom of a child that possesses too many toys — Lewis Mumford
2. : expressing or suggestive of complaint : fretful , whining
somewhat querulous remarks about his own countrymen — Geographical Journal
sung in a subdued but querulous soprano — Nigel Dennis
the querulous eyebrows, the thin peevish lips — D.B.W.Lewis
3. : making a sound suggesting complaint
one querulous rook — Charles Dickens
the querulous sea — J.B.Cabell
Synonyms: see irritable