litigious
litigious (li-tij-[schwa]s), adj. 1. Fond of legal disputes; contentious (our litigious society). 2. Archaic. Of or relating to the subject of a lawsuit ( the litigious property). 3. Archaic. Of or relating to lawsuits; litigatory ( they couldn’t settle the litigious dispute). — litigiousness, litigiosity (li-tij-ee-os-[schwa]-tee), n.