Delusive
adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Producing delusions.
- 2 Delusional.
- 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 inappropriate to reality or facts wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From delude + -ive.
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