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Querulous: Used to describe a person who
- tends to complain or is inclined to find fault
- whines too often
Pronounced as Quer (from Query) + a + L (the L sound) + Us
It is derived from the Latin root – Queri which means to complain. Queri is also the root of Quarrel.
Situational Uses:
- The querulous, young kid was disdained by his classmates for his habit of complaining and cribbing about everything around him.
- His querulousness often gets on my nerves. His whining is so intolerable.
When are you querulous? 
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That’s a fabulous sentence Ruth!
Perhaps we all turn querulous when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.
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I am definitely most querulous when I am dissatisfied with my self in some way, self critical and so turn it onto others instead.
nice one … however to help faster understanding the picture could have contained text supporting the boy complaining something to his teachers/parents whatever is…
Hey Karthik
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sorry my english writing is not very well
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But i study engilish day by day
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Hats off to your effort in bringing out such brilliant stuff, it really enhances the appeal that somber words tend to portray.
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