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QUERULOUS
fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny
(adjective) habitually complaining; “a whiny child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
querulous (comparative more querulous, superlative most querulous)
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:irritable
Source: Wiktionary
Quer"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.]
1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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