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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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Manager Kurt Suzuki is naturally superstitious, and the Pikachu didn’t faze him much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

“People watching me play probably thought that I am a superstitious guy,” Nadal, 40, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

More than 160 of the 940-plus punished officials—or over one in six—were cited for engaging in superstitious activities and beliefs, which the officially atheist Communist Party prohibits for its members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Cobolli jokes that his progress in Paris is also down to his superstitious nature.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

He was not alone in assuming that the progress of science destroyed superstitious beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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