querulous
querulous · more querulous · most querulous
жалібний, скиглячий, нарікаючий
ворчливый
quengelig, nörglerisch
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whiningOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/
» She spoke in a querulous voice.
Meaning
1 sensesOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
nörglerisch, quengelig
ворчливыйvorčlivyj
скиглячийskyhljačyj, нарікаючийnarikajučyj, жалібнийžalibnyj
More definitions
- habitually complaining
Examples
3 sentencesShe spoke in a querulous voice.
The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
The President was patient, persuasive, reasonable: the General was querulous, petty and sometimes actually insulting.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
often complaining:
Русский
By meaning 1
often complaining:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
often complaining:
Origin
From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“tFrom Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“to complain”).
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Forms
more querulous, most querulous| Comparative | more querulous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most querulous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form