litigious

 
Pronunciation: /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/

adjective

  • tending or too ready to take legal action to settle disputes: our increasingly litigious society
  • concerned with lawsuits or litigation.
  • suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit.

Derivatives

litigiously

adverb

litigiousness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French litigieux or Latin litigiosus from litigium 'litigation', from lis, lit- 'lawsuit'