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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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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

The pressure is so great that some superstitious students avoid washing their hair or trimming their nails as the single exam day every November approaches—fearful knowledge might slip away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Several weeks have passed since then, and the superstitious interpreter still wears his lucky boxers on days Yamamoto pitches.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

They added that some cases involved self-staged abductions, while others arose from romantic relationships gone sour, superstitious beliefs and property disputes.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

She was as superstitious as a black cat breaking a mirror in a graveyard.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan



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