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LITIGIOUS
contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
(adjective) 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”
litigious
(adjective) of or relating to litigation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
litigious (comparative more litigious, superlative most litigious)
Of or relating to litigation.
Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
Argumentative or combative.
Synonyms
• litigatious
• litiginous
Source: Wiktionary
Li*ti"gious, a. Etym: [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See Litigation.]
1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. " A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client." Macaulay. Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still Litigious men, who guarrels move. Donne.
2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. Shak. No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. Dryden.
3. Of or pertaining to legal disputes. Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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