Lĭ-tĭg'ĭōŭs, a.
(lĭ-tĭd'jŭs), a. [Lat. litigiosus, from litigium, dispute, quarrel, from litigare; Fr. litigieux, Pr. litigios, Sp., Pg., & It. litigioso. See LITIGATE.]
Sense 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.
Sense 2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible. “A litigious peace.” Shak.
No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. Dryden.
Sense 3. Pertaining to legal disputes. “Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar.” Young.