Litigious \Li*ti"gious\, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See Litigation.]

1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; guarrelsome; contentious; fond of litigation. `` A pettifogging attorney or a litigious client.'' --Macaulay.

Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still Litigious men, who guarrels move. --Donne.

2. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible; debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak.

No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds, Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. --Dryden.

3. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.

Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. --Young.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)