Definition of illusory Illusory

/ɪluˈsɚi/ - [iluseree] - il•lu•so•ry

We found 3 definitions of illusory from 3 different sources.

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What does illusory mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

illusory - 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"
  illusive
  unreal lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
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  • illusory (a.)
    Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.

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