querulous
habitually complaining in a peevish, whining manner
Word origin: From Latin queri, to complain.
Querulous in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing querulous in a sentence.
The querulous patient grumbled about every meal and every nurse.
His querulous remarks about every minor inconvenience wore on his fellow travelers.
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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.
Using “querulous” well
Querulous means habitually whining and peevish. Do not confuse it with the similar-sounding inquisitive or with quarrelsome, which implies fighting rather than complaining.
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