querimonious

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UK/kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/

adjective

Complaining; querulous.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 23
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Meanings

adjectivequerimonious (comparative more querimonious, superlative most querimonious)

comparative more querimonious · superlative most querimonious

  1. Complaining; querulous.First known use 17th c.

    When he spoke, too, his voice was like an old man's, harsh, yearning, querimonious.

    1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 190

Origin

From querimony + -ous.

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APA

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MLA

“querimonious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/querimonious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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