Sunday, January 19, 2014

Word of the Day

litigious \li-TIJ-uhs\,
adjective:
1. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
2. of or pertaining to litigation.
3. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.

He was concerned to see so litigious a temper in men.
-- Henry Fielding, "Joseph Andrews," 1742

Canada, in so many ways, seemed superior to America anyway. Canada was saner, more tolerant, friendlier, safer, less litigious.
-- Richard Ford, "A Multitude of Sins," 2002

Litigious is derived from the Latin word lītigi meaning "a quarrel."

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