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What is "querulous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does querulous mean in English? Meaning of querulous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "querulous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "querulous": habitually complaining

Adjective

  • Meaning: habitually complaining
  • Example: a whiny child
  • Synonyms: fretful querulous whiney whiny
  • Similar: complaining complaintive
  • Adjective: Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. 1877, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it."1877, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it."

    • Synonyms:

    cantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grumbling, irritable, lamenting, petulant, plaintive, snappy, sour, testy, uptight, waspish, scrappy, wailing, bearish, bemoaning, deploring, grousing, grumbly, huffy irascible, out of sorts peevish, thin-skinned touchy, waspy, whimpering, whining, whiny,

    Antonyms:

    cheerful, easy-going, happy,

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