Synonyms for litigious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : li-tij-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪˈtɪdʒ əs |
Définition of litigious
Origin :- late 14c., "fond of disputes," from Middle French litigieux and directly from Latin litigiosus "contentious, quarrelsome," from litigium "dispute, strife," related to litigare (see litigation). Meaning "fond of engaging in lawsuits" is from 1620s. Earlier in English than litigate or litigation. Related: Litigiousness.
- adj quarrelsome
- The general disposition was choleric, pugnacious, litigious.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- It was not a company to sympathize deeply with such a litigious spirit.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- Other claims have been personal or litigious; these are historic.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume XI (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
- "He didn't; he said laste," says Kit, who is plainly in a litigious mood.
- Extract from : « Rossmoyne » by Unknown
- The mountaineer is not only a born fighter but he is also litigious by nature and tradition.
- Extract from : « Our Southern Highlanders » by Horace Kephart
- He was not litigious, but there was no evading the perfectness of his contracts.
- Extract from : « The Entailed Hat » by George Alfred Townsend
- He laughed at the colonist of Carthage, whom he pretended to recognize among thousands by his litigious spirit and bad faith.
- Extract from : « The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races » by Arthur, comte de Gobineau
- I am far from thinking that we ought, in our dealings with such a people as the Chinese, to be litigious on points of etiquette.
- Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- For a litigious, quarrelsome, fighting animal, man is very fond of peace.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862 » by Various
- When any litigious suits fell out, he would always stop them and prevent people's going to law.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Enthusiasms » by E. V. Lucas
Words or expressions associated with your search
- abnormalities
- abolition
- abolitionism
- abolitionist
- availabilities
- body politic
- capabilities
- casualities
- coalition
- demolition
- dirty politics
- ebullition
- elitist
- encephalitis
- encephalitis lethargica
- essential qualities
- facilities
- formalities
- generalities
- geopolitical study
- geopolitics
- geopolitik
- gullibilities
- had qualities of
- haddest the qualities of
- hadst qualities of
- has qualities of
- have the qualities of
- illiberalitied
- impolitic
- in capabilities
- in civilities
- in compatibilities
- in consequentialities
- in corruptibilities
- in credulities
- in docilities
- in equalities
- in excitabilities
- in exhaustibilities
- in exorabilities
- in fallibilities
- in fertilities
- in fidelities
- in flexibilities
- in formalities
- in hospitalities
- in litigation
- in sensibilities
- in stabilities
- in substantialities
- in susceptibilities
- in violabilities
- liabilities
- litigate
- litigation
- litigious
- litigiousness
- member of body politic
- naval militia
- non-liabilities
- non liabilities
- nonliabilities
- normalities
- of one own volition
- of one's own volition
- of one's volition
- of one volition
- of ones own volition
- of ones volition
- of own volition
- of volition
- open hostilities
- papalities
- personalities
- playing politics
- politic
- political
- political action committee
- political correctness
- political favor
- political home
- political liberty
- political practice
- political scene
- political views bias-free
- politically
- politically correct
- politician
- politicians
- politics
- re-liabilities
- realities
- responsibilities
- technicalities
- un attainabilities
- un availabilities
- utilities
- volition
- volitional
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019