querulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite habitually complaining
    whiny; fretful; whiney.
    • a whiny child

WordNet

Quer"u*lous adjective
Etymology
L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.
Definitions
  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. -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n.

Webster 1913