"querimonious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/ [UK] Forms: more querimonious [comparative], most querimonious [superlative]
Etymology: From querimony + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|querimony|ous}} querimony + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} querimonious (comparative more querimonious, superlative most querimonious)
  1. Complaining; querulous. Derived forms: querimoniously, querimoniousness
    Sense id: en-querimonious-en-adj-kxdwJ~eJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry
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