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superstitious

[ soo-per-stish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition:

    superstitious fears.

  2. pertaining to or connected with superstition:

    superstitious legends.

  3. believing in, full of, or influenced by superstition.


superstitious

/ ˌːəˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. disposed to believe in superstition
  2. of or relating to superstition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈپپdzܲ, adverb
  • ˌܱˈپپdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • p·پtdzܲ· adverb
  • p·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • v·p·پtdzܲ adjective
  • over·p·پtdzܲ· adverb
  • over·p·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ··پtdzܲ adjective
  • ܲȴ··پtdzܲ·ly adverb
  • ܲȴ··پtdzܲ·ness noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of superstitious1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English supersticious, from Latin ܱپپōܲ, from ܱپپ(ō) superstition + -ōܲ -ous
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Like all superstitious sports fans, Morgan had to give a little significance the fact that the Knicks went on to win after he left his lunch on the hardwood.

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“I’m not a superstitious person, but I had this moment of ‘These are my lucky boots and now I’m not going to have my lucky boots,’” he says.

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“A lot of what there was to burn has burned. The rosemary is gone. The low-level vegetation is gone,” said Fleming, who added that she was too superstitious to say the danger had completely passed.

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Nevertheless, some reformers were annoyed that a much-purified Christmas still attracted masses of superstitious worshipers, who continued to hold it in greater reverence than any other day in the year.

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A run like this can always use some superstitious help.

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