The Only Use of "querulous" in "A Separate Peace"

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The Only Use

querulous
in
A Separate Peace
(Edited)

"I can see what you're thinking—I see a lot I never saw before"—his voice fell to a querulous whisper—"you're thinking I'm psycho."
p. 143.9

querulous = complaining -- probably in a whiny voice

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(1) (querulous)
habitually complaining -- especially in a high-pitched whiny voice
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)