Querulous

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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.

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