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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
Derived Forms
- ˌܱˈپپdzܲ, adverb
- ˌܱˈپپdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- p·پtdzܲ· adverb
- p·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
- v·p·پtdzܲ adjective
- over·p·پtdzܲ· adverb
- over·p·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲȴ··پtdzܲ adjective
- ܲȴ··پtdzܲ·ly adverb
- ܲȴ··پtdzܲ·ness noun
Word 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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