Thesaurus: litigious
Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
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Definitions
- a. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
- a. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious.
- a. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
- adj. of or relating to litigation
- adj. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- 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.
- j:100 a. of or relating to litigation