adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to litigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: litigatious, litiginous
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
litigious
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: litigatious, litiginous, legalistic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Argumentative or combative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to litigation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a style described as abrasive and contentious
- a disputatious lawyer
- a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English litigious, from Latin lītigiōsus. Compare Middle French litigieux.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: procesa — of or relating to litigation
- German: gerichtsstreitlich — of or relating to litigation
- Greek: επίδικος (epídikos) — of or relating to litigation
- Esperanto: procesema — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- French: processif — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- French: litigieux — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- German: prozessfreudig — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- German: klagefreudig — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- German: klagewütig — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- Greek: δικομανής (dikomanís) — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- Ido: procesema — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- Latin: lītigiōsus — inclined to engage in lawsuits
- Esperanto: disputema — argumentative or combative
- German: streitsüchtig — argumentative or combative
- German: streitbar — argumentative or combative
- Greek: φιλόδικος (filódikos) — argumentative or combative
- Ancient Greek: φιλόδικος (philódikos) — argumentative or combative
- Latin: lītigiōsus — argumentative or combative