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litigious

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li·ti·gious  (l-tjs)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
2. Tending to engage in lawsuits.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ltigisus, from ltigium, dispute, from ltigre, to quarrel; see litigate.]
li·tigious·ly adv.
li·tigious·ness n.
litigious [lɪˈtɪdʒəs]
adj
1. (Law) excessively ready to go to law
2. (Law) of or relating to litigation
3. inclined to dispute or disagree
[from Latin lītigiōsus quarrelsome, from lītigium strife]
litigiously  adv
litigiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative
argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
litigious
adjective contentious, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious They are probably the most litigious people in the world.
Translations
litigious [lɪˈtɪdʒəs] ADJ → litigioso
litigious
adj → prozesssüchtig; a litigious person → jd, der ständig Prozesse führt, ein Prozesshansel m (inf)


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Well, my dear sir, Taboureau the laborer, an obliging, hard-working, good-natured fellow, used to lend a helping hand to any one who asked him; but as his gains have increased MONSIEUR Taboureau has become litigious, arrogant, and somewhat given to sharp practice.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
They were by sheer preoccupation with that a peaceful people, more particularly after Wilkes, the house agent, driven by some obsolete dream of acquisition, had been drowned in the pool by the ruined gas-works for making inquiries into title and displaying a litigious turn of mind.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
I wish to represent myself to her through you, because she has a great esteem and respect for her cousin John; and I know you will soften the course I take, even though you disapprove of it; and-- and in short," said Richard, who had been hesitating through these words, "I--I don't like to represent myself in this litigious, contentious, doubting character to a confiding girl like Ada,"
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