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litigious
(encz) | litigious,sporný Jaroslav Šedivý |
Litigious
(gcide) | Litigious \Li*ti"gious\, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium
dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See
Litigation.]
1. Inclined to initiate lawsuits; given to the practice of
contending in law; fond of litigation. " A pettifogging
attorney or a litigious client." --Macaulay.
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Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still
Litigious men, who quarrels move. --Donne.
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2. Hence: Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative.
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3. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible;
debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak.
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No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,
Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. --Dryden.
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4. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
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Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. --Young.
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litigious
(wn) | litigious
adj 1: of or relating to litigation
2: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree,
even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive
and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and
acrimonious spirit" [syn: contentious, combative,
disputatious, disputative, litigious] |
LITIGIOUS
(bouvier) | LITIGIOUS. That which is the subject of a suit or action; that which is
contested in a court of justice. In another sense, litigious signifies a
disposition to sue; a fondness for litigation.
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litigious
(encz) | litigious,sporný Jaroslav Šedivý |
litigiousness
(encz) | litigiousness,právní spornost n: Zdeněk Brož |
argumentative contentious disputatious disputative litigious
(gcide) | Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed): {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant.
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2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The
ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.
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3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured
land." --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
agreeable. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. --
Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
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Litigiously
(gcide) | Litigiously \Li*ti"gious*ly\, adv.
In a litigious manner.
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Litigiousness
(gcide) | Litigiousness \Li*ti"gious*ness\, n.
The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or
carry on lawsuits.
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litigious
(wn) | litigious
adj 1: of or relating to litigation
2: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree,
even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive
and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and
acrimonious spirit" [syn: contentious, combative,
disputatious, disputative, litigious] |
litigiousness
(wn) | litigiousness
n 1: a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on
lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury" |
LITIGIOUS
(bouvier) | LITIGIOUS. That which is the subject of a suit or action; that which is
contested in a court of justice. In another sense, litigious signifies a
disposition to sue; a fondness for litigation.
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LITIGIOUS RIGHTS
(bouvier) | LITIGIOUS RIGHTS, French law. Those which are or may be contested either in
whole or in part, whether an action has been commenced, or when there is
reason to apprehend one. Poth. Vente, n. 584; 9 Mart. R. 183; Troplong, De
la Vente, n. 984 a 1003; Civ. Code of Lo. art. 2623; Id. 3522, n. 22. Vide
Contentious jurisdiction.
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