Word a Day
litigious
What does litigious mean?
litigious (adjective): inclined to engage in lawsuits.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce litigious?
/lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does litigious come from?
From Middle English litigious, from Latin lītigiōsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of litigious?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “litigious”?
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What does “litigious” mean?
inclined to engage in lawsuits
Right! That's what “litigious” means.
liable to or capable of change
Not quite: that's what variable means.
not being in a specified place
Not quite: that's what absent means.
contemptibly narrow in outlook
Not quite: that's what petty means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “litigious”?
exceptional
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preliminary
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contentious
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spectacular
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