litigious : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: litigious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for litigious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
litigious adj of or relating to litigation 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(s): contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Litigious \Liti"gious\, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See {Litigation}.] 1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. [bd] A pettifogging attorney or a litigious* client.[b8] --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.