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litigious 音标拼音: [lɪt'ɪdʒəs] [l'ɪtɪdʒəs] a. 好诉讼的,好争论的 好诉讼的,好争论的 litigious adj 1: of or relating to litigation 2: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; " a style described as abrasive and contentious"; " a disputatious lawyer"; " a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [ synonym: { contentious}, { combative}, { disputatious}, { disputative}, { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for " litigious": actionable, aggressive, argumental, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, cat- and- dog, cat- and- doggish, causidical, combative, contentious, controversial, dialectic, disputatious, divisive, eristic, factional, factious, ill- humored, irascible, irritable, litigable, litigant, litigatory, logomachic, partisan, pilpulistic, polarizing, polemic, polemical, pro and con, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, shrewish, wrangling
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- LITIGIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LITIGIOUS is disputatious, contentious How to use litigious in a sentence
- LITIGIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
LITIGIOUS definition: 1 too often taking arguments to a court of law for a decision, especially to win money in a… Learn more
- Litigious - definition of litigious by The Free Dictionary
1 of or pertaining to litigation 2 subject or open to litigation 3 inclined to litigate: a litigious person 4 inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative
- litigious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
Definition of litigious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- LITIGIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Someone who is litigious often makes formal complaints about people to a civil court of law
- litigious, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective litigious, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- Litigious Definition Meaning Synonyms | Word. ws Simple . . .
1 a : disputatious, contentious in a litigious mood b : prone to engage in lawsuits an increasingly litigious society
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