querulous

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US /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/ UK /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/
adj Freq #177011

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    habitually complaining

    The querulous player was given a red card.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · habitually complaining fretful
Word family
Forms querulously

Etymology

From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“to complain”).

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