Querulous
/ˈkwɛr.ə.ləs/noun
Habitually complaining or peevish.
Did you know?Querulous comes from Latin *querulus*, linked to *queri* meaning “to complain” or “lament,” and that same ancient root also gave English words tied to cries, complaints, and legal grievances.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷeh₁-
“To cry out or complain”
Latin
Latin
querī
“To complain, lament, or make a complaint”
Latin
Latin
querulus
“Complaining; full of complaint”
Old French
Old French
querelous
“Full of complaint or grievance”
14th Century
English
querelous
“Complaining, plaintive, peevish”
Modern English
English
querulous
“Habitually complaining or peevish”