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单词 querulous
释义 quer·u·lous
\-ləs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin querulus, from queri to complain — more at wheeze
1. : apt to find fault : disposed to murmur : habitually complaining
 < querulous disappointed old age — W.M.Thackeray >
 < the querulous boredom of a child that possesses too many toys — Lewis Mumford >
2. : expressing or suggestive of complaint : fretful, whining
 < somewhat querulous remarks about his own countrymen — Geographical Journal >
 < sung in a subdued but querulous soprano — Nigel Dennis >
 < the querulous eyebrows, the thin peevish lips — D.B.W.Lewis >
3. : making a sound suggesting complaint
 < one querulous rook — Charles Dickens >
 < the querulous sea — J.B.Cabell >
Synonyms: see irritable
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