querulousness
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querulousness — index dissatisfaction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
querulousness — querulous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ complaining in a petulant or whining manner. DERIVATIVES querulously adverb querulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin querulus, from queri complain … English terms dictionary
Querulousness — Querulous Quer u*lous, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl, {Quarrelous}.] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] land. [1913 Webster] 2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
querulousness — noun see querulous … New Collegiate Dictionary
querulousness — See querulously. * * * … Universalium
querulousness — kwerjÉ™lÉ™slɪ / jÊŠl n. tendency to complain, peevishness, discontentedness … English contemporary dictionary
querulousness — quer·u·lous·ness … English syllables
querulousness — noun the quality of being given to complaining • Derivationally related forms: ↑querulous • Hypernyms: ↑temper, ↑biliousness, ↑irritability, ↑peevishness, ↑pettishness, ↑snappishness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Discontent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discontent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontent discontent discontentment Sgm: N 1 dissatisfaction dissatisfaction Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent &c. 489 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disappointment disappointment mor … English dictionary for students
querulous — adjective Etymology: Middle English querelose, from Latin querulus, from queri to complain Date: 15th century 1. habitually complaining 2. fretful, whining < a querulous voice > • querulously adverb • querulousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
