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 …
