querulous
adjective/ˈkwerələs/
/ˈkwerələs/
(formal, disapproving)- complaining; showing that you are annoyed synonym peevish
- He complained in a querulous voice about having been woken up.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri ‘complain’.Definitions on the go
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