Etymology dictionary. 2014.
litigious — li·ti·gious /li ti jəs/ adj 1: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree a stubbornly litigious defendant 2: subject to litigation acquired only a possible litigious claim Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957) 3 … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
litigious — li‧ti‧gious [lɪˈtɪdʒəs] adjective LAW very willing or too willing to take complaints to a court of law: • Consumers are becoming increasingly litigious. * * * litigious UK US /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ adjective ► too ready to take disagreements to a court of… … Financial and business terms
litigious — [adj] quarrelsome argumentative, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputable; concepts 401,542 … New thesaurus
litigious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with lawsuits or litigation. 2) having a tendency to go to law to settle disputes. DERIVATIVES litigiously adverb litigiousness noun … English terms dictionary
litigious — [li tij′əs] adj. [ME < MFr litigieux < L litigiosus < litigium, strife < litigare: see LITIGATE] 1. a) given to carrying on lawsuits b) quarrelsome 2. disputable at law 3. of lawsuits litigiously … English World dictionary
litigious — litigiously, adv. litigiousness, litigiosity /li tij ee os i tee/, n. /li tij euhs/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to litigation. 2. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person. 3. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.… … Universalium
litigious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. actionable; contentious, disputatious. See lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. belligerent, hostile, argumentative; see quarrelsome 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [li TIJ… … English dictionary for students
litigious — li|ti|gious [lıˈtıdʒəs] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: litigieux, from Latin litigiosus, from litigare; LITIGATE] very willing to take disagreements to a court of law often used to show disapproval ▪ a litigious society… … Dictionary of contemporary English
litigious — [[t]lɪtɪ̱ʤəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is litigious often makes formal complaints about people to a civil court of law. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
