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[ li-tij-uhs ] / lɪˈtɪdʒ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR litigious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to litigation. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative. Origin of litigious1350–1400; Middle English <Latin lītigiōsus contentious, equivalent to lītigi(um) a quarrel (see litigant, -ium) + -ōsus-ous SYNONYMS FOR litigious3 contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome. SEE SYNONYMS FOR litigious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM litigiousli·ti·gious·ly, adverbli·ti·gious·ness, li·ti·gi·os·i·ty [li-tij-ee-os-i-tee], /lɪˌtɪdʒ iˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounnon·li·ti·gious, adjectivenon·li·ti·gious·ly, adverb non·li·ti·gious·ness, nounun·li·ti·gious, adjectiveun·li·ti·gious·ly, adverbun·li·ti·gious·ness, noun Words nearby litigiouslitigant, litigate, litigation, litigation friend, litigator, litigious, litmus, litmus paper, litmus test, litotes, litre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for litigiousANDREA CONSTAND (2004) The most litigious of the group is Constand. Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are “not litigious people,” as Sarah said, but they felt they had a right to sue. Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Could a director get away with that in these litigious times? ‘Exorcist’ Director William Friedkin Tells All in New Memoir|Lloyd Grove|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The community is both tight-lipped and litigious, a combination that makes it difficult to find people willing to talk about it. Juiciest Bits From Vanity Fair’s Tom Cruise Exposé||September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Authorities believe that the litigious Alcala, who has filed numerous complaints about his care in prison, will fight extradition. A Serial Killer's Final Victims?|Christine Pelisek|January 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST We hold that it is not right that all the peaceable citizens should be taxed to enable two litigious fellows to quarrel. Caesar's Column|Ignatius Donnelly That his litigious spirit should sometimes have brought Friar Brian into trouble we cannot wonder. The Grey Friars in Oxford|Andrew G. Little The mountaineer is not only a born fighter but he is also litigious by nature and tradition. Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart Her wayfaring ancestors and her litigious father had done well by Jean. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson In Maryland and South Carolina a litigious spirit prevailed, and there arose a small body of lawyers fairly well equipped. The Colonies 1492-1750|Reuben Gold Thwaites
British Dictionary definitions for litigious
adjectiveexcessively ready to go to law of or relating to litigation inclined to dispute or disagree Derived forms of litigiouslitigiously, adverblitigiousness, nounWord Origin for litigiousC14: from Latin lītigiōsus quarrelsome, from lītigium strife Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to litigiousbelligerent, combative, contentious, argumentative, disputable |