From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsuperstitioussu‧per‧sti‧tious /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs◂ $ -pər-/ ●○○ adjective RFBELIEVEinfluenced by superstitions a superstitious woman —superstitiously adverb
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superstitious• The superstitious 35-year-old singer and impressionist was remanded on bail in his absence charged with affray.• The old man was mildly superstitious.• A superstitious fear swept over the hidden assassin.• First off, there are our own prejudices, part folklore, part superstitious fear.• They were a superstitious lot and tomorrow they would be fighting for their lives.• My mother is so superstitious she won't step on a crack when we walk down the street.• The two of them now resembled a superstitious swamp devil, humming, hovering, and plowing through the miasma.• He made long-length longevity noodles -- not for their superstitious value, bat for their taste.• Not a place to be superstitious, when you are alone at night up there with a casket! 