querulous.

Inclined to complain in an irritable, dissatisfied manner.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a querulous voice
• a querulous complaint

On the page

A querulous voice followed her through the half-open window.

His querulous questions wore down the patience he had not meant to test.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more querulous; superlative most querulous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.