Li‐ti″gious (?), a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See Litigation.] 1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; quarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. “ A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client.” Macaulay.
Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still
Litigious men, who quarrels move. Donne.
2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. Shak.
No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,
Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. Dryden.
3. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.
Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. Young.