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delusive

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de⋅lu⋅sive

  [di-loo-siv]
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–adjective
1. tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
2. of the nature of a delusion; false; unreal: a delusive belief.
Also, de⋅lu⋅so⋅ry  [di-loo-suh-ree] .

Origin:
1595–1605; delus(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
de⋅lu⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
de⋅lu⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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de·lu·sive   (dĭ-lōō'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Tending to delude.

  2. Having the nature of a delusion; false: a delusive faith in a wonder drug.

de·lu'sive·ly adv., de·lu'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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