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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. inappropriate to reality or facts;
- Example: "delusive faith in a wonder drug"
- Example: "delusive expectations"
- Example: "false hopes"
[syn: delusive, false]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See Delude.]
   Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
   deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
   dream.
   [1913 Webster]

         Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.        --Whewell.
   -- De*lu"sive*ly, adv. -- De*lu"sive*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

delusive
    adj 1: inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a
           wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
           [syn: delusive, false]