QUERULOUS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] land.

2.
a.

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.
a.

Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.

← QUERULENTIAL Q — all words QUERY →
Browse all “Q” words Find “QUERULOUS” in other definitions

98,828 entries. Headwords are matched first, then definition text.