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grumbling, peevish, testy, touchy, irritable, irritated,
annoyed, piqued, in a pique, irascible, fractious, perverse,
quarrelsome, ill-natured, ill-humoured, cantankerous,
curmudgeonly, crusty, crotchety, fretful, bad-tempered,
ill-tempered, waspish, crabby, cross, splenetic, choleric, sour,
dyspeptic, grumpy, Colloq grousing, pernickety or US also
persnickety, Slang bitching: He objected to almost all the
television programmes and sent querulous letters to the
broadcasters telling them so.
query n. 1 question, inquiry or enquiry: The information office will
answer any query you may have about social security benefits. 2
doubt, uncertainty, scepticism, reservation, problem: She wants
to see the manager about some query concerning her bank balance.
--v. 3 ask (about), inquire or enquire (about), question;
challenge, doubt, dispute: I am writing to query the third item
on your latest bill.
quest n. 1 search, pursuit, exploration, expedition, voyage (of
discovery), pilgrimage, mission, crusade; chase, hunt: When a
child, he was inspired by the legend of Sir Launcelot's quest
for the Holy Grail.
--v. 2 Usually, quest after or for. seek (after or for), search
after or for, hunt (for), track down, pursue, stalk: In 1928,
joined by his father, he quested for gold along the Orinoco
river.
question n. 1 query, inquiry or enquiry: I asked you a simple question,
'Where were you last night?', and I expect a civil answer. 2
problem, difficulty, confusion, doubt, dubiousness, uncertainty,
query, mystery, puzzle: Is there some question about the
qualifications of the new employee? 3 matter, issue, point,
subject, topic, theme, proposition: Whether you stay is not the
question. The question remains, How are you going to earn a
living? 4 beyond (all or any) question. beyond (the shadow of) a
doubt, without question, without a doubt, indubitably,
undoubtedly, doubtlessly, definitely, certainly, assuredly: He
is guilty beyond all question. 5 call in or into question.
question, doubt, query, challenge, dispute, harbour or entertain
or have doubts or suspicions about, suspect, cast doubt or
suspicion on: I cannot see why he has called her loyalty into