litigious

UK: /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ US: /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ ,(li tij′əs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

li•ti•gious /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/   adj. 

1. Law of or relating to litigation.
2. Law inclined to or willing to litigate:
   a litigious person.

li•ti•gious•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

li•ti•gious  (li tij′əs), adj. 

1. Law of or pertaining to litigation.
2. Law excessively or readily inclined to litigate:
   a litigious person.
3. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

• Latin lītigiōsus contentious, equivalent. to lītigi(um) a quarrel (see litigant, -ium) + -ōsus -ous
• Middle English 1350–1400

li•ti′gious•ly, adv. 
li•ti′gious•ness, li•ti•gi•os•i•ty  (li tij′ē os′i tē), n.  Synonyms

• 3. contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome.

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litigious / lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ adjective

1. excessively ready to go to law
2. of or relating to litigation
3. inclined to dispute or disagree

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin lītigiōsus quarrelsome, from lītigium strife

liˈtigiously adverb

liˈtigiousness noun