querulously.

In an irritable, complaining way, especially over small or repeated grievances.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• ask querulously
• complain querulously

On the page

“And who will pay for that?” she asked querulously for the third time.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.