litigious
1litigious — li·ti·gious /li ti jəs/ adj 1: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree a stubbornly litigious defendant 2: subject to litigation acquired only a possible litigious claim Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957) 3 …
2Litigious — Li*ti gious, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See {Litigation}.] 1. Inclined to initiate lawsuits; given to the practice of contending in law; fond of litigation. A pettifogging attorney or a… …
3litigious — li‧ti‧gious [lɪˈtɪdʒəs] adjective LAW very willing or too willing to take complaints to a court of law: • Consumers are becoming increasingly litigious. * * * litigious UK US /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ adjective ► too ready to take disagreements to a court of… …
4litigious — late 14c., fond of disputes, from M.Fr. litigieux and directly from L. litigiosus contentious, quarrelsome, from litigium dispute, strife, related to litigare (see LITIGATION (Cf. litigation)). Meaning fond of engaging in lawsuits is from 1620s.… …
5litigious — [adj] quarrelsome argumentative, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputable; concepts 401,542 …
6litigious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with lawsuits or litigation. 2) having a tendency to go to law to settle disputes. DERIVATIVES litigiously adverb litigiousness noun …
7litigious — [li tij′əs] adj. [ME < MFr litigieux < L litigiosus < litigium, strife < litigare: see LITIGATE] 1. a) given to carrying on lawsuits b) quarrelsome 2. disputable at law 3. of lawsuits litigiously …
8litigious — litigiously, adv. litigiousness, litigiosity /li tij ee os i tee/, n. /li tij euhs/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to litigation. 2. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person. 3. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.… …
9litigious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. actionable; contentious, disputatious. See lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. belligerent, hostile, argumentative; see quarrelsome 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [li TIJ… …
10litigious — li|ti|gious [lıˈtıdʒəs] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: litigieux, from Latin litigiosus, from litigare; LITIGATE] very willing to take disagreements to a court of law often used to show disapproval ▪ a litigious society… …
