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Webster 1913 Edition
Litigious
Li-ti′gious
,Adj.
1.
Inclined to initiate lawsuits; given to the practice of contending in law; fond of litigation.
“ A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client.” Macaulay.
Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still
Litigious
men, who quarrels move. Donne.
2.
Hence:
Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative.
3.
Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious.
Shak.
No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,
Distinguished acres of
Distinguished acres of
litigious
grounds. Dryden.
4.
Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
Nor brothers cite to the
litigious
bar. Young.
Webster 1828 Edition
Litigious
LITIG'IOUS
,Adj.
1.
Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; quarrelsome; contentious; applied to persons. a litigious man is a bad neighbor and a bad citizen.2.
Disputable; controvertible; subject to contention; as litigious right.No fences, parted fields, nor marks nor bounds, distinguish'd acres of litigious grounds.
Definition 2024
litigious
litigious
English
Adjective
litigious (comparative more litigious, superlative most litigious)
- Of or relating to litigation.
- Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
- Argumentative or combative.
Synonyms
Translations
of or relating to litigation
inclined to engage in lawsuits
argumentative or combative