Found 2 items, similar to litigious.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: litigious 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” [syn: contentious, disputatious, disputative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]