Querulous

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] land.

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.

3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.

Synonyms: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. Quer"u*lous*ness, n.