querulous

[Lat. querulus, from queror to complain.) (QUARREL (1), s. QUARREL OUS.J *1. Quarrelsome; given or inclined to quarreling. 2. Complaining, querimonious; given or inclined to complaining or murmuring at trifles; murmuring, discontented, di atisfied. "Portland was an unreasonable and querulous friend." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xxiii. 3. Expre ing, or of the nature of complaint; as, a querulous tone of voice. quěr-u-loŭs-ly, adv. [ Eng.querulous; -ly.] In a querulous manner; querimoniously.