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superstitious
[soo-per-stish-uhs]
adjective
of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition.
superstitious fears.
pertaining to or connected with superstition.
superstitious legends.
believing in, full of, or influenced by superstition.
superstitious
/ ˌːəˈɪʃə /
adjective
disposed to believe in superstition
of or relating to superstition
Other 51Թ Forms
- superstitiously adverb
- superstitiousness noun
- oversuperstitious adjective
- oversuperstitiously adverb
- oversuperstitiousness noun
- unsuperstitious adjective
- unsuperstitiously adverb
- unsuperstitiousness noun
- ˌܱˈپپdzܲ adverb
- ˌܱˈپپdzܲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superstitious1
Example Sentences
She wasn’t so much superstitious as obedient, devoted to making the ineffable routine and mysticism accessible even to the uninitiated.
Many hotels, residential buildings and offices will skip the 13th floor due to the superstitious belief that the number is bad luck.
Like all superstitious sports fans, Morgan had to give a little significance the fact that the Knicks went on to win after he left his lunch on the hardwood.
“I’m not a superstitious person, but I had this moment of ‘These are my lucky boots and now I’m not going to have my lucky boots,’” he says.
“A lot of what there was to burn has burned. The rosemary is gone. The low-level vegetation is gone,” said Fleming, who added that she was too superstitious to say the danger had completely passed.
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