superstitious

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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

"Maybe I'm superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place," quipped Tusk.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Many hotels, residential buildings and offices will skip the 13th floor due to the superstitious belief that the number is bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Bigwig, who was generous and honest, had never for a moment resented Hazel’s courage on the night when his own superstitious fear had got the better of him.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams