peevishly, querulously, fractiously
(adverb) in a peevish manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)
With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
• (with grumbling): fretfully, peevishly, whiningly
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
