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Ill-humored vs Querulous - What's the difference?

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Ill-humored is a related term of querulous.


As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and querulous

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while querulous is often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine|whining.

ill-humored

English

Alternative forms

* ill-humoured

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a bad temper
  • irritable in a surly manner.

    • querulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine, whining.
  • * 1877 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
    • "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously . "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it."

    Synonyms

    * bitchy * cantankerous * critical * fretful * huffy * irritable * peevish * plaintive * testy * touchy * uptight * whiny * bemoaning * grumbling * lamenting * whining

    Derived terms

    * querulously * querulousness