quer·u·lous /ˈkwɛrjələs, ələs ||ˈkwɪr-/
(a.)鳴不平的,發牢騷的,易怒的
Quer·u·lous a.
1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.]
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.
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querulous
adj : habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: fretful, whiney,
whining(a), whiny]