Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a superstitious manner; with superstition.
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- adverb In a
superstitious manner.
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- adverb in a superstitious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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In Switzerland what fearful ravines and foaming cascades do bridges cross! sometimes so aërial, and overhanging such precipices, as to justify to the imagination the name superstitiously bestowed on more than one, of the Devil's Bridge; while from few is a more lovely effect of near water seen than the "arrowy Rhone," as we gaze down upon its
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 Various
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We are to fear and love God so that we do not use his name superstitiously, or use it to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, but call on him in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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The conclusion I came to at the end of this diverting but limited book is that Dame Judi Dench is superstitiously unrevealing.
And Furthermore by Judi Dench – review Kate Kellaway 2010
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It happened just as copies of Ms. Kardashian's Vera Wang wedding dress were arriving at David's Bridal, and Vera Wang President Mario Grauso considered pulling them all back, worried that brides would superstitiously avoid buying a divorcee's gown.
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Then, perhaps superstitiously, he says, "But we still have to deliver it to the American public."
Marshall Fine: Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh: Thor points Marshall Fine 2011
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She told me it was, of course, and we continued to make love, even through making love during her pregnancies was something she was, for the most part, superstitiously against.
Family Isabell Serafin 2011
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And their crews have always treated them as living things, superstitiously believing it made the craft work harder to stay reliable, to keep them alive.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Do you have a ritual before going onstage that you're superstitiously do?
Brad Balfour: Q & A: Actors Sienna Miller And Peter Sarsgaard Explore The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh Brad Balfour 2010
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And their crews have always treated them as living things, superstitiously believing it made the craft work harder to stay reliable, to keep them alive.
365 tomorrows » A Catherine Rose by any other name : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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[1] He is the first, and though he may not superstitiously feel the situation, yet he certainly has the start of them all, and the more there may be that sett off after him so much the better fun for the composer.
Letter 204 2009
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