superstitious

adjective

su·​per·​sti·​tious ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shəs 

: of, relating to, or swayed by superstition

a superstitious ritual

superstitiously adverb

Examples of superstitious in a Sentence

He's very superstitious and won't pitch without his lucky mitt.

Recent Examples on the Web

People tend to be superstitious about black dogs and cats. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

In February, Groundhog Day is the sign superstitious people use to tell if there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter. —Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025

Everyone rejoices as the earl raises the Stewart flag, but then whispers in superstitious fear when the finial falls off the top of the flagpole. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025

Shakespeare presented Macbeth to a superstitious king who feared magic and tended to blame witches for many of the ills that fell upon both his home and adopted country. —Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English supersticious, from Anglo-French supersticius, from Latin superstitiosus, from superstitio

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for superstitious

• supposititious
• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• repetitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious
• unsuspicious

Kids Definition

superstitious

adjective

su·​per·​sti·​tious ˌsü-pər-ˈstish-əs 

: of, relating to, or influenced by superstition

superstitiously adverb