litigiousness
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li·ti·gious
(lĭ-tĭj′əs)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characterized by litigation.
2. Tending to engage in lawsuits.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lītigiōsus, from lītigium, dispute, from lītigāre, to quarrel; see litigate.]
li·ti′gious·ly adv.
li·ti′gious·ness n.
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litigiousness
1. an inclination to dispute or disagree with others, esp. through civil suits.
2. argumentativeness. — litigious, adj.
See also: Behavior2. argumentativeness. — litigious, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | litigiousness - a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury" contentiousness, quarrelsomeness - an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious |
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litigiousness
nounThe quality or state of being argumentative:
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