quer·u·lous

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• quer´u|lous|ly — quer|u|lous «KWEHR uh luhs, yuh », adjective. 1. complaining; fretful; peevish; faultfinding: »a querulous remark. He is very querulous when he is sick. SYNONYM(S): petulant. 2. producing sounds as of complaining, or sounding as if uttered in… …   Useful english dictionary

• quer|u|lous — «KWEHR uh luhs, yuh », adjective. 1. complaining; fretful; peevish; faultfinding: »a querulous remark. He is very querulous when he is sick. SYNONYM(S): petulant. 2. producing sounds as of complaining, or sounding as if uttered in complaint: »The …   Useful english dictionary

• quer|u|lous|ness — «KWEHR uh luhs nihs, yuh », noun. 1. the state of being querulous; disposition to complain. 2. the habit of murmuring …   Useful english dictionary

• lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… …   English syllables

• quer — al·bu·quer·que·an; an·ti·mas·quer; ap·pli·quer; che·quer; co·mo·quer; con·quer; con·quer·ing·ly; con·quer·or; lac·quer·er; mas·quer·ad·er; quer·ce·tag·e·tin; quer·ce·tag·i·trin; quer·ce·tin; quer·ci·mer·i·trin; quer·ci·tannin; quer·ci·tol;… …   English syllables

• -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

• querulous — quer·u·lous …   English syllables

• querulously — quer·u·lous·ly …   English syllables

• querulous — quer•u•lous [[t]ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə [/t]] adj. 1) full of complaints; carping 2) characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: querulous demands[/ex] • Etymology: 1490–1500; < L querulus=quer(ī) to complain + ulus ulous quer′u•lous•ly,… …   From formal English to slang

• querulous — quer|u|lous [ˈkweruləs] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: querulosus, from queri; QUARREL1] someone who is querulous complains about things in an annoying way ▪ But why can t I go? he said in a querulous voice . >querulously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English