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litigious

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li⋅ti⋅gious

  [li-tij-uhs]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to litigation.
2. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.
3. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L lītigiōsus contentious, equiv. to lītigi(um) a quarrel (see litigant, -ium ) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
li⋅ti⋅gious⋅ly, adverb
li⋅ti⋅gious⋅ness, li⋅ti⋅gi⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [li-tij-ee-os-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
3. contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome.
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li·ti·gious   (lĭ-tĭj'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.

  2. Tending to engage in lawsuits.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lītigiōsus, from lītigium, dispute, from lītigāre, to quarrel; see litigate.]
li·ti'gious·ly adv., li·ti'gious·ness n.
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Main Entry: li·ti·gious
Pronunciation: li-'ti-j&s
Function: adjective
1 : prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree litigious defendant>
2 : subject to litigation litigious claim —Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. Second 843 (1957)>
3 : of, relating to, or marked by litigation —li·ti·gious·ly adverb —li·ti·gious·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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