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querulously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɛɹ.jə.ləs.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkwɛɹ.jʊ.ləs.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English querulous Middle English -ly English -ly English querulously From querulous + -ly.

Meanings

1. With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
   • "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous.[…]" 1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […]), chapter II (The Science of Deduction), page 14:
   • It was his last demonstration for that time; as, after shedding some more tears and querulously complaining that he couldn't breathe, he slowly fell into a slumber. 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “What was behind Mr. Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 1st book (Poverty), page 313:
   • "I wish to 'eaven I 'adn't these silly sandals on," he cried querulously to the universe. "They give the whole blessed show away." 1907, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The German Air-fleet”, in The War in the Air: […], London: George Bell and Sons, published 1908, →OCLC, § 2, page 113:
   • "If we're heroes," Dane asked a little querulously, "what are we doing locked up here?" 1956, Andre Norton, chapter XVII, in Plague Ship:

Forms

Relateds

querulous · querulousness

Synonyms

fretfully (with grumbling) · whiningly (with grumbling) · peevishly (with grumbling)

Translations (8)

fi maristen (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · cs fňukavě (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · fi nurkuen (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · sco fashiously (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · fi marisevasti (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · pl marudnie (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · pl zrzędliwie (with grumbling, complaining or whining) · cs hašteřivě (with grumbling, complaining or whining)