a. [ L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous. ] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [ Obs. ] land. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]