Querulous

Submitted by WeboWord on Fri, 12/25/2009 - 13:25




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Querulous - Fretful; WhiningNote: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.

Querulous: Used to describe a person who

  • tends to complain or is inclined to find fault
  • whines too often

Pronounced as Quer (from Query) + a + L (the L sound) + Us

It is derived from the Latin root – Queri which means to complain. Queri is also the root of Quarrel.

Situational Uses:

  • The querulous, young kid was disdained by his classmates for his habit of complaining and cribbing about everything around him.
  • His querulousness often gets on my nerves. His whining is so intolerable.

When are you querulous? ;) Share with us in the comments! :)

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Querulous


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