superstitious
Example Sentences
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Born and raised in New York, she describes her Sicilian family as very superstitious.
From Los Angeles Times
There was one person around who wasn’t superstitious.
From Literature
Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.
“Because the sister is so superstitious, Mr. Pinkerton believes we can get her to reveal the secrets to this murder scheme,” Aunt Kitty said.
From Literature
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
