'Querulously' definitions:
Definition of 'querulously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a peevish manner [syn: peevishly, querulously, fractiously]
Definition of 'Querulously'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. [1913 Webster]
- Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. [1913 Webster] -- {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]