illusory
1illusory — il·lu·so·ry /i lü sə rē, zə rē/ adj: likely to mislead or deceive: false deceptive an illusory plea bargain leading to a longer sentence than expected Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2Illusory — Il*lu so*ry, a. [Cf. F. illusore.] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. [1913 Webster] …
3illusory — (adj.) 1590s, from Fr. illusorie, from L.L. illusorius ironical, of a mocking character, from illus , pp. stem of L. illudere mock at, lit. to play with, from assimilated form of in at, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + ludere to play (see LUDICRO …
4illusory — *apparent, seeming, ostensible Analogous words: chimerical, fanciful, visionary, imaginary, fantastic: delusory, delusive, *misleading, deceptive Antonyms: factual: matter of fact …
5illusory — / illusive [adj] deceptive, false apparent, blue sky*, chimerical, deceitful, delusive, delusory, fake, fallacious, fanciful, fantastic, fictional, fictitious, fictive, hallucinatory, ideal, imaginary, misleading, mistaken, ostensible, pseudo*,… …
6illusory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ apparently real but not actually so; deceptive. DERIVATIVES illusorily adverb …
7illusory — [i lo͞o′sə rē, i lo͞o′zərē] adj. producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal; illusive illusorily adv. illusoriness n …
8illusory — /al(y)uwsariy/°uwz°/ Deceiving by false appearances; nominal, as distinguished from substantial; fallacious; illusive. Bolles v. Toledo Trust Co., 144 Ohio St. 195, 58 N.E.2d 381, 390 @ illusory appointment Nominal, overly restrictive or… …
9illusory — /al(y)uwsariy/°uwz°/ Deceiving by false appearances; nominal, as distinguished from substantial; fallacious; illusive. Bolles v. Toledo Trust Co., 144 Ohio St. 195, 58 N.E.2d 381, 390 @ illusory appointment Nominal, overly restrictive or… …
10illusory — [[t]ɪlu͟ːzəri, səri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as illusory, you mean that although it seems true or possible, it is in fact false or impossible. Universalists argue that freedom is illusory. ...the illusory nature of nationhood …
11illusory — elusive, illusory The confusion here has been greatly reduced by the virtual disappearance from the scene of the forms elusory and illusive. This leaves elusive as the adjective from elude, meaning ‘difficult to grasp (physically or mentally)’,… …
12illusory — adjective Date: circa 1631 based on or producing illusion ; deceptive < illusory hopes > Synonyms: see apparent • illusorily adverb • illusoriness noun …
13illusory — adjective /ɪˈluːzəri/ Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal Enrons profits were all illusory. See Also: illusion, illusive …
14illusory — il·lu·so·ry il üs (ə )rē, üz adj based on or producing illusion: being deceptive <the search for the ultimate cure all for a hangover has proved illusory (M. L. Herndon)> …
15illusory — il|lu|so|ry [ıˈlu:səri] adj also il|lu|sive [ıˈlu:sıv] formal false but seeming to be real or true ▪ First impressions can often prove illusory …
16illusory — also il.lu.sive adjective formal false but seeming to be real or true: the apparent but illusory successes of the last 15 years …
17illusory — [ɪˈluːsəri] adj formal not real, but seeming real the illusory benefits of the scheme[/ex] …
18illusory — illusorily, adv. illusoriness, n. /i looh seuh ree, zeuh /, adj. 1. causing illusion; deceptive; misleading. 2. of the nature of an illusion; unreal. [1590 1600; < LL illusorius, equiv. to illud(ere) to mock, ridicule (see ILLUSION) + torius… …
19illusory — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, Circean, aberrant, abroad, adrift, air built, airy, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, apparent, apparitional, askew, astray, at fault, autistic, awry, beguiling, beside the mark, bewitching …
20illusory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. imaginary, fancied, unreal. See deception. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deceptive, unreal, illusive, fancied; see false 2 , 3 , imaginary , unreal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unreal,… …
