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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
litigious
 
SYLLABICATION:li·ti·gious
PRONUNCIATION:  l-tjs
ADJECTIVE:1. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation. 2. Tending to engage in lawsuits.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ltigisus, from ltigium, dispute, from ltigre, to quarrel. See litigate.
OTHER FORMS:li·tigious·ly —ADVERB
li·tigious·ness —NOUN
 
 
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