Querulously
['kwɛrələsli]
Examples
- His Chinese house is by the fire; and he lies within it, on his bed of flannel, querulously trying to sleep. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She gave another chuckle, and interrupted it to say almost querulously: It's a pity she didn't marry you; I always told her so. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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