"querulously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkwɛɹ.jʊ.ləs.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkwɛɹ.jə.ləs.li/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-querulously.ogg Forms: more querulously [comparative], most querulously [superlative]
Etymology: From querulous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|querulous|ly}} querulous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} querulously (comparative more querulously, superlative most querulously)
  1. With grumbling, complaining, or whining. Synonyms (with grumbling): fretfully, peevishly, whiningly Related terms: querulous, querulousness Translations (with grumbling, complaining or whining): fňukavě (Czech), hašteřivě (Czech), marisevasti (Finnish), maristen (Finnish), nurkuen (Finnish), płaczliwie (Polish), fashiously (Scots)
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          "ref": "1907, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The German Air-fleet”, in The War in the Air: […], London: George Bell and Sons, published 1908, →OCLC, § 2, page 113:",
          "text": "\"I wish to 'eaven I 'adn't these silly sandals on,\" he cried querulously to the universe. \"They give the whole blessed show away.\"",
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          "text": "\"If we're heroes,\" Dane asked a little querulously, \"what are we doing locked up here?\"",
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          "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "with grumbling, complaining or whining",
      "word": "fňukavě"
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      "sense": "with grumbling, complaining or whining",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with grumbling, complaining or whining",
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      "sense": "with grumbling, complaining or whining",
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      "sense": "with grumbling, complaining or whining",
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