querulous

Meaning

Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

Synonyms

whiny

peevish

fretful

complaining

discontented

grouchy

whiney

bad temper

irritable

jaundiced

maudlin

mistrustful

surly

suspicious

wary

ill-tempered

cavilling

complainer

distrustful

grousing

grumbling

grumpy

Translations

quengelig

ronchonneur

querulo

nörglerisch

verdrossen

μεμψίμοιρος

argwöhnisch

شكاؤ

mißtrauisch

irreverent

ehrfurchtslos

γκρινιάρης

Querulant

bougon

شكائ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/

Etymology

From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“I complain”).