English Explanatory Dictionary

superstitious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Susceptible to superstitions.
  2. Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
  3. Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

Pronunciation

/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ En-us-superstitious.ogg

Word forms

superstitious more superstitious most superstitious

Etymology

From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.

Synonyms

freety

Related words

superstition

Derived words

hyperstitious nonsuperstitious oversuperstitious stupidstitious superstitiously superstitiousness unsuperstitious
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