Quér'-u-lous, a.

a. [Lat. querulus and querulosus, from queri, to complain. See QUARRELOUS.]

1. Given to quarrelling; quarrelsome. [Obs.]
2. Apt to repine, or habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people.

Enmity can hardly be more annoying than querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay. 3. Expressing complaint; as, a querulous tone of voice. Syn.—Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.