Obs. rare–1. [n. of action f. med.L. querulārī to complain, f. querul-us: see next.] Complaint, complaining. So also (from stem querul-) Querulental, -lential a., querulous. Queruling vbl. sb., complaining. Querulist, one who complains. Querulity, Querulosity (cf. next), habit or spirit of complaining.
1614. T. Adams, Sinners Passing Bell, Wks. (1629), 264. Will not these mournings, menaces, *querulations, stirre your hearts?
1785. R. Cumberland, Observer, No. 103, ¶ 3. A lady … rather captious and *querulental. Ibid. (1806), Mem., 17. Walpole had … a plea for being captious and *querulential, for he was a martyr to the gout.
1838. S. Bellamy, Betrayal, 94. The Devil give thee heed! Haply he’ll better care thy *queruling Then He I follow mine.
1788. T. Touchstone, Trifler, 431. I have carefully examined the various subjects of complaint … If my third fair *querulist would [etc.].
1866. Pall Mall Gaz., 27 June, 1/1. The Premier had … very insufficient grounds for his *querulity.
1882. F. T. Palgrave, in Grosart, Spenser’s Wks., IV. p. lxiv. Unreasonable *querulosity.
