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Delusive definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELUSIVE, a. Apt to deceive; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; as delusive arts; delusive appearances.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1605 1. likely to delude <delusive promises> 2. constituting a delusion <delusive beliefs> • delusively adverb • delusiveness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 deceptive or unreal. 2 disappointing. Derivatives: delusively adv. delusiveness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Fallacious, deceitful, deceptive, deceiving, illusive, illusory.

Moby Thesaurus

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