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litigious

[ US /ˈɫɪtɪdʒəs, ɫɪˈtɪdʒəs/ ]
[ UK /lɪtˈɪd‍ʒəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  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 litigious and acrimonious spirit
    a disputatious lawyer

How To Use litigious In A Sentence

  • The only thing that is even mildly interesting in this 21st C. litigious sciamachy is: how often are haemorrhoids induced by an elbow in the breast? Just when you thought it was safe to fly again « Anglican Samizdat
  • Mr. Rumsfeld also faults today's Washington culture, with a hyperaggressive Congress and more "litigious society. Rumsfeld's 'Slice of History'
  • But also a long-term cultural shift towards a more litigious society.
  • Inevitably, we must await judicial clarification of such words as purports to confer a benefit, but clearly there is room for litigious dispute.
  • It was not a message we ever heard from Shakespeare, who, increasingly fretful about the fate of kings, retreated into the ruminations of King Lear and a litigious retirement.
  • According to the princess, the council had apparently claimed that "it were myne honor and a poynt of commen justice not to imtromit therwith, the matier being litigiouse. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
  • TOOBIN: Non-litigious, which is the key word there, what that means is working out a settlement outside the courtroom, not having litigation. CNN Transcript May 5, 2002
  • We know that we are a highly litigious nation.
  • The fast food chain have confirmed that they have plans to install spy cameras in their toilets to deter litigious customers from claiming they fell on wet tiles.
  • His litigious and tumultuous year away from football is also a concern.
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