querulous

• Qualifie une personne qui se plaint souvent ou exprime son mécontentement de manière geignarde ou irritable.

Describes a person who is habitually complaining or expressing dissatisfaction in a whining manner.

1. Complaining in a whiny mannerC2formal

   Tending to complain or express dissatisfaction in a petulant or whining way.

   geignard, pleurnichard

   • The querulous child refused to eat his vegetables.
   • Her querulous tone annoyed everyone in the meeting.
   • He became increasingly querulous as the journey wore on.

   Synonymescomplainingcrabbycrankyfretfulgrouchygrumblingirritablepeevishpetulant

   Antonymescheerfulcontentsatisfieduncomplaining