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querulousness
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Querulousness
(gcide) | Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.
queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl,
Quarrelous.]
1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
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2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
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Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
jealous, exacting fondness. --Macaulay.
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3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
tone of voice.
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Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.
[1913 Webster] -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Quer"u*lous*ness, n.
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querulousness
(wn) | querulousness
n 1: the quality of being given to complaining |
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