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querulous

/ˈkwerələs/adjective

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चिड़चिड़ा, हमेशा शिकायत करने वाला, कुड़कुड़ाने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal, disapproving

    complaining about things in an annoying way

    चिड़चिड़ा, हमेशा शिकायत करने वाला, कुड़कुड़ाने वाला

    • The querulous old man found fault with every dish.
    • a querulous voice on the phone demanding a refund
    • The querulous customer complained about the noise, the food and the price.
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    • Her querulous tone made everyone want to leave the room.
    • He grew querulous in old age and quarrelled with the neighbours.

    Synonyms complaining peevish petulant grumbling fretful

    Opposite contented cheerful uncomplaining easygoing

◇Word family
querulously adv.querulousness noun
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quer·u·lous

With -ulous (not 'quarrelous' or 'querelous'); from the Latin queri, to complain, the same root as quarrel.

अंत में -ulous ('quarrelous' या 'querelous' गलत है); Latin queri, शिकायत करना, से, quarrel के मूल से।

?Which word?

Keep apart querulous (complaining) and quarrelsome (fond of fighting): a querulous person moans, a quarrelsome one argues.

Querulous (शिकायती) और quarrelsome (झगड़ालू) को अलग रखिए: querulous व्यक्ति कुड़कुड़ाता है, quarrelsome व्यक्ति बहस करता है।