litigious

Modifies a noun

• society: In today's litigious society, even small mishaps can result in large lawsuits.
• climate: You may decide to take a calculated risk, but you should be wary of so doing in today's increasingly litigious climate.
• nature: Ignoring the problem is foolish given the litigious nature of the times in which we live.
• culture: Yet tribunal caseloads are rising and the CBI has warned of the growth of a litigious culture among the British workforce.
• environment: Teachers now operate in a highly litigious environment, and child safety has become a paramount concern in the home as well.
• age: He said: " We live in a litigious age.

Modifying Another Word

• increasingly: In our increasingly litigious society, many people keep their nest egg offshore.
• very: BS: It's true that we Americans are a very litigious society.
• potentially: And if they do, expect an angry, potentially litigious response from United should Rooney break down again.
• highly: Given the highly litigious nature of the US, practical considerations of hygiene influence every design decision.
• so: Indeed, when academics become so litigious, this raises serious questions about the freedom of academic debate.
• too: The new arrangements have been described as: too litigious.

Used with adjective complement

• become: The move was prompted by concerns that students were becoming more litigious.