litigious
adjective
li·ti·gious
lə-ˈti-jəs 
li-
1
a
: disputatious, contentious
in a litigious mood
b
: prone to engage in lawsuits
an increasingly litigious society
2
: subject to litigation
… was not known to be litigious when purchased …—
James Muirhead
James Muirhead3
: of, relating to, or marked by litigation
a litigious situation
litigiously
adverb
litigiousness
noun
Examples of litigious in a Sentence
a very litigious group of people
this litigious age in which we live
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The suit is the latest in a series of defamation complaints that the notoriously litigious president has filed against media outlets.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, the simpler and non-litigious solution is for colleges to avoid agreeing to contractual terms that are so decidedly favorable to coaches.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious COVID conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a COVID treatment during the pandemic.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious covid conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a covid treatment during the pandemic.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, the simpler and non-litigious solution is for colleges to avoid agreeing to contractual terms that are so decidedly favorable to coaches.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious COVID conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a COVID treatment during the pandemic.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious covid conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a covid treatment during the pandemic.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Litigious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigious. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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litigious
adjective
li·ti·gious
li-ˈti-jəs
1
: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers especially to an excessive degree
a litigious pro se prisoner … filed fifty-one cases—In re Oliver, 682 F.2d 443 (1982)
In re Oliver, 682 F.2d 443 (1982)2
: subject to litigation
acquired only a possible litigious claim—Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)
Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)3
: of, relating to, or marked by litigation
litigiously
adverb
litigiousness
noun
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