querulous [adjective]: full of complaints; petulant.
Example: The teacher tried to pacify the querulous children.
Related words: querulously [adverb], querulousness [noun]
Synonyms: captious, carping, complaining, fretful, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, scrappy, testy
Antonyms: blithe, buoyant, cheerful, contented, happy, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, merry
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