litigious
adjective
li·ti·gious
lə-ˈti-jəs 
li-
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
James Muirhead3
: of, relating to, or marked by litigation
a litigious situation
litigiously
adverb
litigiousness
noun
Examples of litigious in a Sentence
a very litigious group of people
this litigious age in which we live
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The company offered to brand customers, too, in exchange for a year's-worth of free food.
Co-founder Steve Salis moved on to acquire Ted's Bulletin, Kramer's and launch a real estate company (with some litigious results).
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s sexting scandal with Nuzzi has become even more complicated and messy because of her bitter and litigious breakup from Lizza.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Yet the film struggled to find a U.S. distributor willing to back it during production; Trump is a polarizing figure, after all, and famously litigious.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
After years of channeling anger toward him, to the benefit of her litigious clients, a message from her father sends her to Ireland.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s sexting scandal with Nuzzi has become even more complicated and messy because of her bitter and litigious breakup from Lizza.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Yet the film struggled to find a U.S. distributor willing to back it during production; Trump is a polarizing figure, after all, and famously litigious.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
After years of channeling anger toward him, to the benefit of her litigious clients, a message from her father sends her to Ireland.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Litigious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigious. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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litigious
adjective
li·ti·gious
li-ˈti-jəs
1
: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers especially to an excessive degree
a litigious pro se prisoner … filed fifty-one cases—In re Oliver, 682 F.2d 443 (1982)
In re Oliver, 682 F.2d 443 (1982)2
: subject to litigation
acquired only a possible litigious claim—Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)
Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)3
: of, relating to, or marked by litigation
litigiously
adverb
litigiousness
noun
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