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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

illusory
    adj 1: 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" [syn: illusive, illusory]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Illusory \Il*lu"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. illusore.]
   Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as,
   illusory promises or hopes.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for ILLUSORY:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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