querulous
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If so, why?—Evelyn’s narrative takes on a querulous, panicking tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
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
As for his querulous domestic exceptionalism, you’d think they were the first parents ever to get properly ill in possession of children.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 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
I shift in my seat, feeling querulous and old.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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