Contributed by Mr. Hari ( MBA Aspirant)
Scene Desc : A complaint box full of complaints has fallen down
Word : QUERULOUS (adj.)
Break up : Queror (in Latin means to complain) + Ous (means full of)
Pronunciation : querulous (ˈkwɛrʊləs; ˈkwɛrjʊ-)
Meaning : full of complaints; carping.
Synonyms:
Whiney , Whiny, Fretful, Complaintive
Sentences & News:
1. Querulous and bellicose observations on IT and the government
2. "All successful newspapers," declaimed querulous, bellicose H. L. Mencken, "are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose."
3. City Weekly’s querulous ‘fact-check’ article is short on fact-checking
History & Origin:
From Latin querulus from querī to complain