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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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litigious
(lɪˈtɪdʒəs)adj
1. (Law) excessively ready to go to law
2. (Law) of or relating to litigation
3. inclined to dispute or disagree
[C14: from Latin lītigiōsus quarrelsome, from lītigium strife]
liˈtigiously adv
liˈtigiousness n
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li•ti•gious
(lɪˈtɪdʒ əs)adj.
1. of or pertaining to litigation.
2. subject or open to litigation.
3. inclined to litigate: a litigious person.
4. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
li•ti′gious•ly, adv.
li•ti′gious•ness, li•ti`gi•os′i•ty (-ˌtɪdʒ iˈɒs ɪ ti) n.
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litigious
Tending to initiate lawsuits frequently or too readily.
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Adj. | 1. | litigious - of or relating to litigation |
2. | litigious - inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child" |
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litigious
adjective contentious, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious They are probably the most litigious people in the world.
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litigious
adjectiveGiven to arguing:
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