litigious
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- of or relating to litigation
- 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”Synonyms: contentiouscombativedisputatiousdisputative
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Litigious \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 litigious client." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still Litigious men, who quarrels move.— Donne.[1913 Webster]
2.Hence: Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative. [1913 Webster]
3.Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Distinguished acres of litigious grounds.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
4.Of or pertaining to legal disputes. [1913 Webster]
Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar.— Young.[1913 Webster]