01 a. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.
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1.
Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.[Obs.]
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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.
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3.
Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.
Syn.
Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.