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de·lu·so·ry (dĭ-lo͞oʹsə-rē, -zə-)
adj.
Tending to deceive; delusive.
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Delusory — De*lu so*rya. Delusive; fallacious. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delusory — index colorable (specious), deceptive, delusive, dishonest, disingenuous, fallacious, false (not g … Law dictionary
delusory — delusive, delusory deceptive, *misleading Analogous words: fantastic, chimerical, visionary, *imaginary, fanciful, quixotic: fallacious, sophistical, casuistical (see under FALLACY): illusory, seeming, ostensible, *apparent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
delusory — delusion ► NOUN ▪ a belief or impression that is not in accordance with a generally accepted reality. DERIVATIVES delusional adjective delusive adjective delusory adjective … English terms dictionary
delusory — adjective Date: 15th century deceptive, delusive … New Collegiate Dictionary
delusory — adjective tending to delude … Wiktionary
delusory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Tending to deceive; of the nature of an illusion: delusive, illusive, illusory. See REAL. 2. Tending to lead one into error: deceptive, delusive, fallacious, illusive, illusory, misleading. See HONEST, REAL. 3 … English dictionary for students
delusory — adj. deceptive, misleading, illusory … English contemporary dictionary
delusory — de·lu·so·ry … English syllables
delusory — adj. = DELUSIVE. Etymology: LL delusorius (as DELUSION) … Useful english dictionary
