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quer·u·lous
 querulous
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- pronunciation:
- kwer
ls
[or]
kwer
y
ls
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
habitually complaining.
Caring for this querulous patient had become a tiresome task.- synonyms:
- captious, carping, complaining, faultfinding, whiny
- similar words:
- cantankerous, contentious, contrary, critical, demanding, difficult, discontented, grouchy, peevish, petulant, testy
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| definition 2: |
expressing or indicating a complaint.
When he makes requests in that querulous tone, I'm not inclined to do what he asks.- synonyms:
- whiny
- similar words:
- cantankerous, captious, contentious, critical, petulant, testy
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| related words: |
fretful, perverse |
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| derivations: |
querulously (adv.), querulousness (n.) |
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