querulous

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querulous

/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/ UK
/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/
/ˈkwiːɹ(j)ələs/

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From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“to complain”).

adjective more querulous · most querulous

Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. “Nay, you said as much before,” said the querulous old man, “and yet I was put forth from Kinross, and pillaged by troopers on the road.—[…]”
Similar: irritable, peevish, sad

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adj often complaining

Español	quejoso, quejicoso, quejumbroso
日本語	短気 tanki
中文	愛嘮叨 /爱唠叨 ài láodao
Português	quérulo, queixoso, reclamão
Deutsch	nörglerisch, quengelig
Italiano	querulo, piagnucoloso, lamentoso, petulante
Ελληνικά	μεμψίμοιρος mempsímoiros
Русский	ворчливый vorčlivyj

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@misc{querulous_2026,
  title = {querulous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/querulous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}