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illusory

il·lu·sory

UK/ɪˈluː.sə.ɹiː/ US/-zə.ɹiː/ uncommon

adjective

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”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōrius (“mocking, ironical”).

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