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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
il·lu·sive       [i-loo-siv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
illusory.

[Origin: 1670–80; illus(ory) + -ive]

il·lu·sive·ly, adverb
il·lu·sive·ness, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
il·lu·sive       (ĭ-lōō'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Illusory.

il·lu'sive·ly adv., il·lu'sive·ness n.
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illusive

adjective
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" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Illusive

Il*lu"sive\, a. [See Illude.] Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.

Truth from illusive falsehood to command. --Thomson.

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