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litigious

Syllabification: (li·ti·gious)
Pronunciation: /ləˈtijəs/
Definition of litigious

adjective

  • concerned with lawsuits or litigation.
  • unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes.
  • 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'

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