superstitious
adjective
su·per·sti·tious
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Definition of superstitious
: of, relating to, or swayed by superstition
a superstitious ritual
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Examples of superstitious in a Sentence
He's very superstitious and won't pitch without his lucky mitt.
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Atwood has never been the type for superstitious writing rituals. — Time, "The Handmaid's Tale Was a Warning. Three Decades Later, Margaret Atwood Is Back With Another," 3 Sep. 2019 Women told the stories, superstitious, chill-inducing, full of myth and colour, that preserved links with dead generations. — The Economist, "Obituary: Toni Morrison died on August 5th," 15 Aug. 2019 On top of that, baseball players have been known to be rather superstitious. — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, "Chicago Cubs hope home white jerseys in lockers bring luck vs. Reds at GABP," 8 Aug. 2019 In the course of our unofficial research, unwritten rules tend to fall in one of three categories: superstitious, strategic and disrespectful. — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, "From bat flips to bunts, baseball's 'unwritten rules' can be a challenge to navigate," 6 July 2019 Aniston faced a scary situation in February when her plane had to turn around and make an emergency landing Adam Sandler is far from a superstitious flyer. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Adam Sandler Reveals He Took Same Plane as Jennifer Aniston the Day After Her Emergency Landing," 12 June 2019 Wynn officials are apparently pretty superstitious. — Jaclyn Reiss, BostonGlobe.com, "We were at the Encore for its first 24 hours. Here are the most interesting things we saw," 24 June 2019 Establishing some seemingly superstitious routine has its own logic. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz, "Toronto Raptors fans are seeing ‘auspicious’ claw marks in the clouds," 10 June 2019 To put it simply, the said curse is a superstitious phenomenon in sports where being supported by the rapper (or even so much as interacting with him) will result in that person's or team's loss. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Welp, People Think Arya Stark Is Doomed After That Drake Shoutout at the Billboard Music Awards," 2 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superstitious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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superstitious
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of superstitious
: of, relating to, or influenced by superstition
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superstitious
adjective
su·per·sti·tious
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Kids Definition of superstitious
: showing or influenced by superstition
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