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litigious

adjective

li·​ti·​gious lə-ˈti-jəs How to pronounce litigious (audio)
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1
a
: disputatious, contentious
in a litigious mood
b
: prone to engage in lawsuits
an increasingly litigious society
2
: subject to litigation
not known to be litigious when purchased James Muirhead
3
: of, relating to, or marked by litigation
a litigious situation
litigiously adverb
litigiousness noun

Example Sentences

a very litigious group of people this litigious age in which we live
Recent Examples on the Web There's the self-aware, slightly unsettling adjective (unhinged, unwell, psycho); the probably litigious, definitely unlicensed high-fashion reference (Birkin, Gucci, Prada); or the pop culture nod (Gone Girl, Owl Theory, EGOTing). Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2022 Abandoned with neither supplies nor skills, other than her litigious determination, Liv has to figure out how to get back to civilization. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 The litigious group is the subject of a mountain of lawsuits. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Perhaps one of the most notable litigious fights is in Florida, where in a particularly unusual move, the state legislature enacted a map drawn by advisers of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Alisa Wiersema, ABC News, 1 June 2022 It was sued by Adidas over its use of three stripes on its clothing; the two reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount in 2012, though Adidas, notoriously litigious, continued to allege that Aviator Nation was infringing until 2019. Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes, 13 June 2022 In today’s litigious society, everyone is worried about lawsuits or being labeled. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 28 June 2022 While some owners may want Snyder out of the league, the notoriously litigious Snyder will sue the league and fight it in court to the bitter end. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Notoriously litigious, Buc-ee's has indeed filed lawsuits of all stripes over the years against would-be copiers and entities accused of ripping off the company's logo and font styling. Dan Carson, Chron, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin litigiosus, from litigium dispute, from litigare

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of litigious was in the 14th century

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