Quer"u*lous (?), a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain.
Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.] 1. Given to quarreling;
quarrelsome. [Obs.] land.
2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a
querulous man or people.
Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous,
exacting fondness.
Macaulay.
3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of
voice.
Syn. -- Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.
-- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n.
Que"ry (?), n.; pl. Queries (#). [L. quaere, imperative sing. of
quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Cf.
Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite, Quest, Require.] 1. A question; an inquiry
to be answered or solved.
I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a .
. . search to be made by others.
Sir I. Newton.
2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his
sincerity.