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Delusive

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Producing delusions.
  2. 2
    Delusional.
  3. 3
    Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.

    "The poor thing was finally got off, with several delusive assurances that his absence should be short: that Mr. Edgar and Cathy would visit him, and other promises, equally ill-founded, which I invented and reiterated at intervals throughout the way."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inappropriate to reality or facts wordnet

Etymology

From delude + -ive.

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