Here is another new word that I learned while reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood:
Querulous: full of complaints; complaining.
Here is how querulous was used on page 210:
Sometimes he becomes querulous, at other times philosophical; or he wishes to explain things, justify himself.
I kind of guessed what this word meant when I first read it, but since I wasn't sure I decided to look it up. So did you come across any new words this last week?
4 comments:
Querulous is a great word, but it doesn't roll off of my tongue very easily.
I like the word "querulous." And I loved The Handmaid's Tale. Been a long time since I read it.
I actually knew querulous but I never use it. I know a person who is often querulous so I could use it.
Querulous is a great word, perhaps dated, but that doesn't mean we can't res-erect it right? No new words here.
Nancy
N. R. Williams, fantasy author
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