litigiosus
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lītĭgĭōsus: a, um, adj. litigium,
I full of disputes, quarrelsome.
I Lit.: fora, Ov. F. 4, 188: disputatio, Cic. Fin. 5, 26, 76.—
B 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.—
II Transf., of the object of dispute, disputed: praediolum, Cic. de Or. 3, 27, 106.—
B 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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lītĭgĭōsus,¹³ a, um,
1 qui aime les procès, processif, querelleur : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 37
2 litigieux : Cic. de Or. 3, 106 || où l’on plaide : Ov. F. 4, 188 || litigiosa disputatio Cic. Fin. 5, 76, discussion à querelle, où l’on se querelle || litigiosior Sid. Ep. 8, 3 ; -issimus Aug. Ep. 88, 3.
