querulous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective habitually complaining

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

fretful, whiney, whiny

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