superstitious
adjective
su·per·sti·tious
ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shəs 
: of, relating to, or swayed by superstition
a superstitious ritual
superstitiously
adverb
Examples of superstitious in a Sentence
He's very superstitious and won't pitch without his lucky mitt.
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For as long as there have been ships, there has been some form of religious—or superstitious—blessing ceremony.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Someone had carved the name of a man—one of the house’s former owners—upside down, a superstitious practice of cursing someone by defacing their name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The anthropomorphizing of tech marvels to cope with the widening gulf between human autonomy and machine automata has only continued since the days of superstitious pilots.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
Lottery numbers are completely random, but that doesn't stop players from feeling superstitious or protective of their personal lucky numbers.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Someone had carved the name of a man—one of the house’s former owners—upside down, a superstitious practice of cursing someone by defacing their name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The anthropomorphizing of tech marvels to cope with the widening gulf between human autonomy and machine automata has only continued since the days of superstitious pilots.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
Lottery numbers are completely random, but that doesn't stop players from feeling superstitious or protective of their personal lucky numbers.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Superstitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superstitious. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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superstitious
adjective
su·per·sti·tious
ˌsü-pər-ˈstish-əs
: of, relating to, or influenced by superstition
superstitiously
adverb
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