What does querulously mean?
Querulously means With grumbling, complaining, or whining..
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/ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li/ · adverb
With grumbling, complaining, or whining..
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.
"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.[…]"
"I wish to 'eaven I 'adn't these silly sandals on," he cried querulously to the universe. "They give the whole blessed show away."
"If we're heroes," Dane asked a little querulously, "what are we doing locked up here?"
Use querulously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Querulously means With grumbling, complaining, or whining..
Common synonyms include fretfully, peevishly, whiningly, fractiously.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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