superstitious
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs//
- United States//ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs//
Susceptible to superstitions.
adjective
- 1
Susceptible to superstitions.
Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are.
- 2
Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
- 3
archaicOverexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.
Etymology
From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.
Forms
- comparative
- more superstitious
- superlative
- most superstitious
superpower · A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a…superstar · Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a…superstition · A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based…
superstitious · Susceptible to superstitions.
supervise · To oversee or direct (a task or organization).supervised · Done under supervision; watched.supervision · The act or instance of supervising.