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LITIGIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does litigious mean?
• LITIGIOUS (adjective)
The adjective LITIGIOUS has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to litigation
2. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Familiarity information: LITIGIOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to litigation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
Derivation:
litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
litigiousness (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Synonyms:
combative; contentious; disputatious; disputative; litigious
Context example:
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Similar:
argumentative (given to or characterized by argument)
Derivation:
litigiousness (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits)
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