Advanced ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #312 of 1319

querulous (adj.)

complaining in a whiny way

Examples

  • A querulous voice.

Key rules

  • Querulous means complaining in a whining way
  • A querulous voice, querulous tone
  • Querulously is the adverb

Common mistakes

  • A querulous of voice โ†’ A querulous voice
  • He spoke querulous โ†’ He spoke querulously

Use cases

  • Describing complaints
  • Describing voices
  • Describing old people
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Querulous describes a complaining tone.

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