Hypertext Webster Gateway: "delusive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
dream.
Delusive and unsubstantial ideas. --Whewell.
-- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delusive
adj : inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a
wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
[syn: {false}]
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