Crossword clues for querulousness
querulousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.]
Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.]
--land.-
Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness.
--Macaulay. -
Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.
Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. [1913 Webster] -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The quality of being querulous.
WordNet
n. the quality of being given to complaining
Usage examples of "querulousness".
And with a growing irritation and querulousness on her part came a further disenchantment, born of the inability of husband and wife to find a common ground of interest.