| 释义 |
litigiously, adv.|lɪˈtɪdʒəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a litigious manner, after the manner of a litigant; in a contentious spirit; wranglingly.
1608Middleton Trick to Catch Old One iv. iv. 121 Some foolish words..did pass, Which now litigiously he fastens on me. 1674Owen Holy Spirit (1693) 270 An Acquaintance with the Nature and Course of some Courts proceeding litigiously by Citations. 1719D'Urfey Pills III. 47 From Mad-men, Fools, and Knaves he did Litigiously receive it. 1836Marryat Japhet lxxiii, Instead of expressing anxiety to receive his son, he litigiously requires proofs. |