QUERULOUSLY

peevishly, querulously, fractiously

(adverb) in a peevish manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)

With grumbling, complaining, or whining.

Synonyms

• (with grumbling): fretfully, peevishly, whiningly

Source: Wiktionary

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QUERULOUS

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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