adjective

lītĭgĭōsus

fem. lītĭgĭōsa · neut. lītĭgĭōsum

full of disputes, quarrelsome

full of disputes, quarrelsome.

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Lit.: fora, Ov. F. 4, 188: disputatio, Cic. Fin. 5, 26, 76.—

Fond of disputes, contentious, litigious •

Fond of disputes, contentious, litigious: homo minime litigiosus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 37: duae anus, quibus nihil litigiosius, Sid. Ep. 8, 3: homines pertinacissimi et litigiosissimi, Aug. Ep. 68.—

disputed by extension •

Transf., of the object of dispute, disputed: praediolum, Cic. de Or. 3, 27, 106.—

contested, claimed; contentiously •

Esp. of the subject of a lawsuit, contested, claimed: de rebus litigiosis et convenire et transigere possumus, Paul. Sent. 1, 2, 5: fundum litigiosum emere, Gai. Inst. 4, 117: pecora, Paul. Sent. 5, 18, 3.—Adv.: lītĭgĭōsē, contentiously, Aug. c. Duas Epp. Pel. 3, 4, 13.

Perseus ID: n26821 Key: litigiosus