Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

litigious

/lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: liti-gious
IPA: /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to litigation.

adj

Inclined to engage in lawsuits.

adj

Argumentative or combative.

Example Sentences

"This vvould of Neceſſity, breed an infinite Number of Brangles and litigious Suits in the Spiritual Courts, and put the vvretched Paſtor at perpetual Variance vvith his vvhole Pariſh."
"Tearing a page out of Monsanto's own playbook, the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), an advocacy group whose mandate is to represent the public's interest in the patent system, filed suit (PDF) on behalf of 60 organic farmers, small farm organizations, and seed businesses this week against the litigious agrichemical and genetically modified (GM) seed giant."
"The United States is a litigious society."

Etymology

From Middle English litigious, from Latin lītigiōsus. Compare Middle French litigieux.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: litigious, lītigiōsus

Inflected Forms

more litigious (comparative) most litigious (superlative)

Derived Forms

litigiously litigiousness nonlitigious overlitigious

Synonyms

litigatious litiginous legalistic contentious combative disputatious disputative

Rhymes With

religious non-religious prestigious prodigious nonreligious semireligious

Questions

How do you pronounce litigious?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/.
What does litigious mean?: Of or relating to litigation.
Where does litigious come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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