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Querulousness

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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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querulousness

n. The quality of being querulous.

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querulousness

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.