Querulous vs Impetuous - What's the difference?
querulous | impetuous |
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine, whining.
* 1877 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
* 1880 , John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music , "":
Characterized by sudden and violent force.
* 1794 , :
As adjectives the difference between querulous and impetuous
is that querulous is often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine|whining while impetuous is making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.querulous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "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 * whiningDerived terms
* querulously * querulousnessimpetuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But it was natural, that the impetuous , restless young artist should incline more to excess of strength than of delicacy in his playing.
- He stands, and views in the faint rays
Far, far below, the torrent's rising surge,
And listens to the wild impetuous roar