Litigious
Translation- Litigious
- 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 litigious client.'' --Macaulay.
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Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still Litigious men, who quarrels move. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative. [1913 Webster]
3. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
4. Of or pertaining to legal disputes. [1913 Webster]
Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. --Young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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