litigious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

unreasonably eager to sue or engage in lawsuits

In a sentence

Litigious in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing litigious in a sentence.

The litigious developer threatened a lawsuit over the smallest perceived slight from his neighbors.

Synonyms

contentiousquarrelsomedisputatiousargumentative

Antonyms

agreeableconciliatorypeaceable

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extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns

tearful or given to weeping; mournful

lacking enthusiasm, effort, or determination; carelessly lazy

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive

using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt

one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

to criticize or scold harshly

Common questions

Litigious (adjective) means unreasonably eager to sue or engage in lawsuits

Here is litigious used in an example sentence: "The litigious developer threatened a lawsuit over the smallest perceived slight from his neighbors."

Common synonyms for litigious include contentious, quarrelsome, disputatious, argumentative.

Antonyms of litigious include agreeable, conciliatory, peaceable.

Litigious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.