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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:

Illusive \Il*lu"sive\, a. [See Illude.]
   Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false;
   illusory; unreal.
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         Truth from illusive falsehood to command. --Thomson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

illusive
    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]