Quer″u‐lous (?), a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. land.
2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay.
3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.
Syn. — Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.
— Quer″u‐lous‐ly, adv. — Quer″u‐lous‐ness, n.