What does querulous mean?

Definitions for querulous
ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə-queru·lous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fretful, querulous, whiney, whinyadjective

    habitually complaining

    "a whiny child"

Wiktionary

  1. querulousadjective

    Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

  2. Etymology: Late 15th century: From late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus, from queri (to complain).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Querulousadjective

    Mourning; habitually complaining.

    Etymology: querulus, Latin.

    Although they were a people by nature hard-hearted, querulous, wrathful and impatient of rest and quietness, yet was there nothing of force to work the subversion of their state, till the time before-mentioned was expired. Richard Hooker.

    The pressures of war have cowed their spirits, as may be gathered from the very accent of their words, which they prolate in a whining kind of querulous tone, as if still complaining and crest-fallen. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

    Though you give no countenance to the complaints of the querulous, yet curb the insolence of the injurious. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. querulous

    In the legal profession and courts, a querulant (from the Latin querulus - "complaining") is a person who obsessively feels wronged, particularly about minor causes of action. In particular the term is used for those who repeatedly petition authorities or pursue legal actions based on manifestly unfounded grounds. These applications include in particular complaints about petty offenses. Querulant behavior is to be distinguished from either the obsessive pursuit of justice regarding major injustices, or the proportionate, reasonable, pursuit of justice regarding minor grievances. According to Mullen and Lester, the life of the querulant individual becomes consumed by their personal pursuit of justice in relation to minor grievances.

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  1. querulous

    Querulous is an adjective used to describe a person or behavior that is full of complaints, habitually complaining, or expressing annoyance or dissatisfaction in a whining or grumbling manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Querulous

    given to quarreling; quarrelsome

  2. Querulous

    apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people

  3. Querulous

    expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Querulous

    kwer′ū-lus, adj. complaining: discontented: quarrelsome.—adv. Quer′ulously.—n. Quer′ulousness. [L.,—queri, to complain.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of querulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of querulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of querulous in a Sentence

  1. H. L. Mencken:

    All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.

  2. H.L. Mencken:

    All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.

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