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English
Etymology
querulous + -ly
Pronunciation
Adverb
querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)
- With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “What was behind Mr. Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1857, →OCLC, book the first (Poverty), page 313:It was his last demonstration for that time; as, after shedding some more tears and querulously complaining that he couldn't breathe, he slowly fell into a slumber.
1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Science of Deduction”, in A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, 3rd edition, London, New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., , published 1892, →OCLC, part I (Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., ), page 32:"There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. […]"
1956, Andre Norton, chapter XVII, in Plague Ship:"If we're heroes," Dane asked a little querulously, "what are we doing locked up here?"
Synonyms
Translations
with grumbling, complaining or whining