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litigiousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Property of being litigious, of tending to resort to legal means such as lawsuits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • His litigiousness won him almost as few friends as it won him cases.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quarrelsomeness, contentiousness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English litigious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English litigiousness From litigious + -ness.