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Thesaurus: litigious

Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.

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  1. a. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation.
  2. a. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
  4. adj. of or relating to litigation
  5. adj. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
  6. 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.
  7. j:100 a. of or relating to litigation