litigiosus
αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)
Latin > English
litigiosus litigiosa, litigiosum ADJ :: quarrelsome, contentions
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.
Latin > German (Georges)
lītigiōsus, a, um (litigium), voller Streit, I) v. lebl. Subjj.: 1) eig.: a) wobei viel Zank ist, zänkisch, disputatio, Cic. de fin. 5, 76. – b) voller Prozesse, forum, Ov. fast. 4, 188. – 2) übtr., worüber viel Streit ist, strittig, praediolum, Cic.: ager, Ov. – II) (m. Compar. u. Superl.) v. Pers., streit- od. prozeßsüchtig, zänkisch, mulier lit., Vulg.: defensor nimis lit., Cic.: homo id aetatis minime litigiosus, Cic.: duae anus, quibus nihil litigiosius, Sidon.: homines pertinacissimi et litigiosissimi, Augustin.: Ggstz., hodie pacificus, crastinā die litigiosus, Ambros. epist. 7, 22.
Translations
litigious
Esperanto: procesema; German: prozessfreudig, klagefreudig, klagewütig; Greek: δικομανής, φιλόδικος; Ancient Greek: φιλόδικος, φιληλιαστής; Ido: procesema; Latin: litigiosus