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superstitious

[soo-per-stish-uhs] / ˌsu pərˈstɪʃ əs /
ADJECTIVE
having superstitions
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ADJECTIVE
based on superstition
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Cobolli jokes that his progress in Paris is also down to his superstitious nature.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Baseball players are superstitious — it comes with the territory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He said he told him about superstitious routines he would do like talking to the car or always getting in on the left hand side.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende



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