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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. based on or having the nature of an illusion;
- Example: "illusive hopes of finding a better job"
- Example: "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy"
[syn: illusive, illusory]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Illusory \Il*lu"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. illusore.] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

illusory adj 1: based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" [syn: illusive, illusory]