querulous
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Even then, Mr. Ackroyd writes, Auden was “dogmatic . . . querulous, assertive and sardonic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But were senior party figures to try this, Mr. Johnson might threaten to call a snap general election, preferring his chances of winning a contest among voters to one among his querulous lawmakers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
He catches the man’s mellifluous delivery and querulous top note.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2020
The version she released was much more ambitious, her dramatic vocal performance propelled by querulous strings and surging synths.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2019
They just heard him moving inside the dark house, then they heard the granddaughter’s voice, fretful and querulous: ‘Who is it? Light the lamp, Grandpaw’ then his voice.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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