litigious
[ li-tij-uhs ]
/ lɪˈtɪdʒ əs /
adjective
of or relating to litigation.
excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.
inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
Origin of litigious
SYNONYMS FOR litigious
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Example sentences from the Web for litigiousness
St. Paul here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the Corinthians.
Litigiousness got no play where courts did not exist, and perjury could not show itself where witnesses were not examined.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 |James KennedyNext to the charge of untruthfulness, Mill upbraids the Hindus for what he calls their litigiousness.
India: What can it teach us? |F. Max Mller
British Dictionary definitions for litigiousness
litigious
/ (lɪˈtɪdʒəs) /
adjective
excessively ready to go to law
of or relating to litigation
inclined to dispute or disagree
Derived forms of litigious
litigiously, adverb litigiousness, nounWord Origin for litigious
C14: from Latin
lītigiōsus quarrelsome, from
lītigium strife